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Contact:          Lt. Jesse Garcia or Lt. Joel Lavender             FOR RELEASE ON
                        Office: 214-670-7949 
                        Pager: 214-670-4115 Pin # 9885                         7/1/04
                        jdgarc@mail.ci.dallas.tx.us             

Dallas Fire Officials to Monitor 4^th of July Fireworks Activities

 Dallas Fire-Rescue will lead efforts to monitor fireworks related activities this 4^th of July.  Fire Prevention Officers will monitor parks for illegal fireworks use at Lake Ray Hubbard and Mountain Creek Lake.  The Park Department will be closing Lake Ray Hubbard Park and Mountain Creek Lake Park at 9:00 p.m. on July 4^th.  Guests at all parks will be required to leave at that time.  Early closure of the parks has been a significant factor in the decline of the use of illegal fireworks at these locations.  

Teams of Fire Prevention Officers and Dallas Police Officers will be stationed at these locations to prevent the use of fireworks.  Lake Ray Hubbard and Mountain Creek Lake Parks will be patrolled from 3:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m., respectively, and until after the closing at 9:00 p.m., when the majority of the patrons should be gone.  Handouts in English and Spanish will be provided to any person needing fireworks information.

Dallas Police ICP Officers will assist Fire Prevention Officers in patrolling neighborhoods for illegal fireworks use and responding to complaints received through fire and police dispatch centers.  Beginning July 2^nd, five teams will be assigned throughout the city from 6:00 p.m. until 1:00 a.m., responding to calls as they are received.

FIREWORKS ARE ILLEGAL IN DALLAS

Dallas Fire-Rescue wants to remind everyone that fireworks are illegal in the City of Dallas and up to 5,000 feet outside the city limits.  Anyone caught possessing or using fireworks in the city will be fined up to $2,000. 

PERMITTED FIREWORKS SHOWS

Several permitted fireworks displays are scheduled over the 4^th of July weekend.  Fire prevention personnel will inspect and monitor each location.  The following is a tentative schedule of permitted fireworks displays:

Saturday, July 3, 2004
Dallas Convention Center
801 S. Lamar St.

Sunday, July 4, 2004
Chandler's Landing                                                       Dallas Athletic Club
Lake Ray Hubbard                                                       4111 La Prada Dr.
501 Yacht Club Dr.                                         

Lakewood Country Club                                              Royal Oaks Country Club
6430 Gaston Av.                                                          7915 Greenville Ave.

Northwood Country Club                                             Prestonwood Country Club
6524 Alpha Rd.                                                            15909 Preston Rd.

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