Finding F5
Current resource levels are insufficient for County law enforcement and fire protection services to stem the use of illegal fireworks, resulting in increasing the risk of fire and safety hazards.
Jury report: Fireworks: One Spark Away from Disaster? · PDF page 22
Permanent linkOfficial response
San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors
Disagrees that persistence of illegal activity establishes inadequate staffing.
Read official response · PDF page 2Pages 2–3 cite the F1 dated operations and coordinated deployment, then explain that no reasonable staffing level guarantees observation of every discharge. This identifies the disputed resource inference; it is not an independent resource-needs or safety-outcome analysis.
This review evaluates the response document. Implementation claims have not been independently verified.