August 4, 2025, Council Meeting
Independence Day
Response &
Enforcement Efforts
2025
City of Merced Fire Department
Casey Wilson, Interim Fire Chief
Attachment 1
Education and Outreach Efforts
• Social media posts
• Facebook and Instagram
• Social media videos
• Television interviews
• Banner across G Street to deter the use of fireworks
• Meetings with neighborhood groups to listen to concerns August 4, 2025, Council Meeting
Mitigation and Prevention Efforts
• Implementation of Property
Owner Citations
• No contact by MFD members
• 31 Administrative Citations Issued
• Utilization of GIS data to focus
enforcement efforts
• Additional Staffing
• Engine 355 (Type III Engine)
• Additional Chief Officer
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MPD Enforcement Efforts
• Police Officer overtime
staffing to focus on fireworks
enforcement
• Expanded dispatch staffing to
handle additional calls for
service
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Police Calls for Service
Calls for service 463 (June 1st –July 5th)
Citations 14
MFD July 4th Response
2024 July 4th – Thursday 2025 July 4th – Friday
Calls for service – 47 Calls for service – 61
Fires – 14 Fires – 26
Structure Fires - 2 Structure Fires – 1
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388-SAFE
July 3rd - 7
July 4th & 5th - 131
Total - 138
Fire Department Calls for Service
Celebrate Safe Phone Line
2025 July 4th Response
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Fire Department Calls for Service
• Fires – 26
• 1 Building (Not Fireworks Related)
• 25 Grass, Brush, Rubbish, Dumpster Fires
• EMS - 15
• Hazardous Condition - 1
• Service Calls – 2
• Good Intent Calls – 15
• False Alarms - 2
• 100% draw down – Multiple Occurrences
Celebrate Safe 2025