2A | SATURDAY, JUNE 15, 2019 | SIUSLAW NEWS
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Oregon State Fire Marshal gives firework safety tips
The Office of State Fire
Marshal,
Oregon
Fire
Service, natural resource
agencies, Oregon licensed
fireworks wholesalers and
safety experts encourage
Oregonians to “Keep it Le-
gal and Keep it Safe” when
using fireworks.
The 2019 Oregon fire-
works retail sales season
opens June 23 and runs
through July 6.
“To help inform Orego-
nians about the safe and legal
use of fireworks in Oregon
before legal fireworks sales
begin, our office has pre-
pared fireworks safety and
education materials,” said
Mark Johnston, assistant
chief deputy fire marshal.
“The downloadable items
will help Oregonians un-
derstand what fireworks are
legal to use in Oregon with-
out a permit, where they are
permitted to be used, and
the important safety steps to
take when using fireworks.
We want Oregonians to
share this information with
their friends, families, and
neighbors.”
The OSFM will also reach
out to its fire service and
other partners to share the
information on their so-
cial media sites. OSFM’s
fireworks materials can be
found on its website, www.
oregon.gov/osp/programs/
sfm/Pages/Fireworks.aspx-
#education.
The OSFM encourages
everyone to use the four BEs
of safe fireworks use:
• Be prepared before light-
ing fireworks: keep water
available by using a garden
hose or bucket.
• Be safe when lighting
fireworks: keep children and
pets away from fireworks.
• Be responsible after
lighting fireworks: never
relight a dud. Wait 15 to 20
minutes then soak it in a
bucket of water before dis-
posal.
• Be aware: use only legal
fireworks and use them only
in legal places.
The OSFM website also
features FAQs for common-
ly answered questions about
the sale and legal use of con-
sumer fireworks, permits for
the retail sale of fireworks,
and state rules for their use
and enforcement activities.
Remember, officials may
seize illegal fireworks and
charge offenders with a
class B misdemeanor, which
could result in a fine of up
to $2,500 per violation and
a civil penalty of up to $500.
Those who misuse fireworks
or allow fireworks to cause
damage are liable and may
be required to pay fire sup-
pression costs or other dam-
age. Parents are also liable
for fireworks damage caused
by their children.
Despite their regulated
sale and use, fireworks in
Oregon represent a public
safety and health threat ev-
ery year. For the last report-
ed five years through 2018,
there were 1,264 reported
fireworks-related fires in
Oregon, resulting in more
than $3.5 million in prop-
erty damage. During that
same period, fires resulting
from fireworks resulted one
death and 26 injuries.
GILBERT—Jeff Gilbert,
age 58, of Florence passed
away June 8, 2019.
Arrangements are being
held through Burns’s Riv-
erside Chapel Florence Fu-
neral Home.
WEATHER DATA
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Rainfall Week: 0.31”
Month: 0.31” Year: 37.35”
Courtesy of Roger Cunningham
POLICE
Oregon State Parks
will present the Hug-a-
Tree and Survive Pro-
gram at Jessie M. Hon-
eyman Memorial State
Park on today, June 15,
at 7 p.m. in the amphi-
theater. An additional
presentation will be
held on Saturday, June
29. The events are free,
but a parking pass is re-
quired.
Originally, Hug-a-
Tree was meant to save
children lost in the
woods, but the infor-
mation is good for all
who enjoy exploring
the outdoors.
For survival tips, visit
www.nasar.org/educa-
tion/hug-a-tree.
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Arrest, with warrant, was ed on Bay Street.
Assault was reported
reported on the 1500 block
Assault was reported on on the 1600 block of 16th
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of Ninth Street.
the 400 block of Ninth Street. Street.
June 6
DUII and drug arrest were
reported on the 1500 block
of Ninth Street.
Harassment was reported
on the 2200 block of 20th
Street.
June 7
Arrest, with warrant, was
reported on Maple Street.
and Bay Street.
Hit and run was report-
ed on the 1200 block of Bay
Street.
Hit and run was reported
on the 900 block of Highway
101.
June 8
DUII was reported on
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Harassment was reported
on the 2100 block of 15th
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June 9
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Theft was reported on the
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700 block of Highway 101.
Animal abuse was report-
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ed on the 100 block of Har-
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Theft was reported on the
400 block of Highway 101.
Animal abuse was report-
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June 1
Dispute was reported on
the 2400 block of Highway
101.
Trespass was reported
on the 1500 block of Ninth
Street.
Animal abuse was re-
ported on the 1300 block of
Highway 101.
June 2
No issues reported.
June 3
Burglary was reported on
the 1500 block of 12th Street.
June 4
Arrest, with warrant, was
reported on the 900 block of
Greenwood Street.
Accident, without injury,
was reported on the 1300
block of Highway 101.
Trespass was reported
on the 600 block of Juniper
Street.
June 5
Harassment was reported
on the first block of Village
Loop.
Theft was reported on the
2000 block of 40th Street.
Arrest, with warrant, was
reported on the first block of
Redwood Street.
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May 30
Arrest, with warrant, was
reported on Highway 101
and 27th Street.
Harassment was reported
on the 3200 block of Laurel-
wood Street.
Trespass was reported on
the 2500 block of Highway
101.
Criminal mischief was re-
ported on the 800 block of
Kingwood Street.
Harassment was reported
on the 1500 block of Second
Street.
Criminal mischief was re-
ported on the 1400 block of
Highway 101.
May 31
DUII was reported on
Highway 101 and 10th Street.
Arrest, with warrant, was
reported on the 5600 block
of Highway 126.
Criminal mischief was re-
ported on the first block of
Shoreline Drive.
Harassment was reported
on the 300 block of Laurel
Street.
Theft was reported on the
4300 block of Highway 101.
Accident, with injury, was
reported on Highway 101
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