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San Luis Obispo County offering $500 reward for reporting fireworks

June 23, 2026

By JOSH FRIEDMAN

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office has announced a program offering a reward of up to $500 for reporting illegal fireworks sales.

Ahead of Fourth of July, the sheriff’s office is partnering with San Luis Obispo County Crime Stoppers to help prevent the possession, sale and use of illegal fireworks. Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $500 for information that leads to the identification and arrest of individuals possessing illegal fireworks with the intent to sell them, according to the sheriff’s office.

Officials encourage anyone who has information about the possession or sale of illegal fireworks to contact the Fireworks Reporting Hotline at (805) 781-1933. Anonymous tips can also be submitted to Crime Stoppers by calling (805) 549-7867; by using the free P3 Tips mobile app; or by using the Crime Stoppers website.

Sheriff’s officials caution not to call 911 to report illegal fireworks use.

The sheriff’’s office says illegal fireworks pose a serious threat to public safety and can lead to fires, injuries and property damage. They also pose significant impacts on pets, livestock, veterans and others who may be sensitive to loud explosions.

Additionally, the sheriff’s office is reminding residents that fireworks, other than permitted professional displays, are prohibited in all unincorporated areas of the county. Sheriff’s deputies will continue to enforce the county’s fireworks ordinance throughout the holiday season.

 


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As far as I know Safe and Sane fireworks is still legal in Templeton on private property. Our neighborhood has always been fun and safe. If there is any illegal fireworks being let off I’m sure those that are law abiding citizens would have no problem reporting it. I hope that even teenagers have learned a lesson after the Templeton Grain and Feed tragedy a year ago. By the way they are now selling T-shirts and hats. Please support them!!!!


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Every summer, one errant spark in our bone-dry brush threatens to erase lifetimes of memories, turning entire neighborhoods into ash and leaving scars on our communities that take decades to heal.


The golden hills we love so dearly are not a canvas for amateur pyrotechnics. When a skyrocket or firecracker goes astray—or when an unregulated sparkler reaches extreme temperatures near dry vegetation—the resulting wildfire doesn’t just destroy structures. It displaces families, shatters lives, and puts heroic first responders directly in harms way.


Let’s not give the insurance companies another reason to drop our coverage.


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Paying people to snitch on their friends and neighbors. That’s just swell. Will $500 cover the cost of stitches?


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Are you implying that you would use violence against law abiding citizens?


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Will 500 cover the cost of your burned down house?


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