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Fireworks are illegal in all but a handful of Bay Area cities, with users risking heavy fines for shooting them off. That didn’t keep many from lighting up the rockets across the Bay Area and causing dozens of fires. The Oakland Fire Department said it received 74 fire-related calls Saturday night and responded to several structure fires that started outdoors from fireworks.
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This story was originally published July 5, 2026 at 4:04 PM.