D.C. Fire Dept. Will Check That Your Fireworks are Legal

There are fireworks that are in D.C. — and those that are illegal. And the police will be out looking for the latter as the July 4 holiday nears. News4’s Tom Sherwood spoke to Batallion Fire Chief Tony Falwell, who is overseeing the crackdown. “I just want to tell people, don’t buy fireworks from people from the trunks of their vehicles or from trucks just riding around,” Falwell said. If they do find illegal fireworks, “We’re going to confiscate them and you will be ticketed and possibly prosecuted if someone is injured,” he said.