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Recommendation R1

Recommendation R1

The Grand Jury recommends that the County Board of Supervisors work with the committee of fire and law enforcement officials representing the County, and also each city, and CSD, to reevaluate whether all fireworks should be banned throughout the County including the four locations where they are now allowed.

Jury report: Fireworks: One Spark Away from Disaster? · PDF page 22

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Official response

San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors

Agency plans to implement

Will reevaluate a consumer-fireworks ban through an interagency forum before the 2027 Independence Day season.

Read official response · PDF page 3

Pages 3–4 promise review through the Fireworks Taskforce or a similar forum and presentation of recommended County actions. This is a bounded review commitment, not adoption of a ban or a promise that independent cities and districts will change their laws.

  • Complete an interagency review of a countywide consumer-fireworks prohibition and present recommended County actions. Owner: San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors. Timing: Before the 2027 Independence Day season, as anticipated in the response..

This review evaluates the response document. Implementation claims have not been independently verified.

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