4TH OF JULY 2025
UNION CITY
POLICE DEPARTMENT
AFTER ACTION REPORT
This year, we used the same comprehensive Incident Command System (ICS) format that was first implemented in previous years. The plan required resources from the Union City Police Department, Fremont Police Department, Alameda County Fire and UC Public Works. Preparatory meetings began in May of 2025.
OPERATION PLAN - FOURTH OF JULY 2025
Maintain
High
Visibility
Enforce
Fireworks
Statutes
Education Related
To The Safe Use
Of Legal
Fireworks
Department Objectives
CALLS FOR SERVICE/CITATIONS
410
Total Calls
for Service
FireworksRelated Calls
for Service
117
Citations Issued
for FireworksRelated Offenses
79 Citations Issued
for FireworksRelated Offenses
77 FireworksRelated Calls
for Service
105
Total Calls
for Service
180
July 1st - July 4th
Fourth Of July
1 FOURTH OF JULY
STAFFING
TOTAL STAFFING 41
POLICE CHIEF 1
POLICE LIEUTENANT 2
POLICE SERGEANT 3
POLICE OFFICER 26
COMMUNITY SERVICE AIDE 2
POLICE CAPTAIN 2
PUBLIC SERVICES OFFICER 1
CRIME ANALYST 1
POLICE OFFICE ASST. 2
POLICE CADET 1
CALLS FOR SERVICE
RESPONSE TIMES
Longest Police Response Time
Average Police Response Time
Shortest Police Response Time
2025
Longest Police Response Time
Average Police Response Time
Shortest Police Response Time
3.7 minutes
Under 1 minute
39 minutes
2024
2.01 minutes
Under 1 minute
28 minutes
ZONE 4
64 ZONE 5
41 100
60 30
0 ZONE 4
54 ZONE 5
23 60
40 20
0 FIREWORKS-RELATED CITATIONS & CALLS FOR SERVICE (7/04/25) Based on Zone 4 & Zone 5
Citations Calls for Service
FIREWORKS-RELATED INCIDENTS
5-Year Look-Back
115 Thursday, July 4th, 2024
135 Tuesday, July 4th, 2023
114 Monday, July 4th, 2022
121 Sunday, July 4th, 2021
117 Friday, July 4th, 2025
BILLED COSTS - FIREWORKS ENFORCEMENT
PERSONNEL 23 6 29
$ 11,609.86 $ 2,427.17 $ 14,037.03
23 6 $ 14,037.03
26 6 $ 17,000.00
20 4 $ 12,786.37
29 5 $ 9,022.91
COST
SWORN PERSONNEL CIVILIAN PERSONNEL TOTAL
SWORN PERSONNEL CIVILIAN PERSONNEL TOTAL
50 % of billed Fourth of July overtime costs of non-management staff from July 1, 2025, to July 4, 2025
HISTORICAL COSTS FOR FOURTH OF JULY OPERATIONAL PERIOD
2025
2024
2023
2022
FIRE DEPARTMENT
FIREWORKS-RELATED CALLS FOR SERVICE
117 Fireworks-Related Calls for Service
4 Fireworks-Related Fires
0 Fireworks-Related Injuries
FIREWORKS EDUCATION
Through Social Media
Weekly posts began June 18th through July 4th
Total of 6 posts across all social media platforms
• 2 Informational Flyers
• 2 Proactive Enforcement Fireworks Posts
• 2 Safety Videos
PROACTIVE ENFORCEMENT
June 20, 2025 - July 4, 2025
Confiscated Fireworks
Four (4) 55-gallon drums
filled with 200 pounds of
illegal and dangerous
fireworks were seized.
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 2026
Continue fireworks education prior to the Fourth of July.
Continue assigning unmarked vehicles in each zone for all special enforcement shifts related to the 4th of July.
Continue encouraging and training Patrol to assist with Administrative Citations.
Dispatch should continue to use UCPD’s Main Channel for patrol and special enforcement. The stacking calls system requires an MDC, which the unmarked vehicles were not equipped with.
Begin special enforcement shifts 2 weeks prior to the Fourth of July.
Continue to set expectations that special enforcement units stay busy with EPC's, security checks, and general proactivity if fireworks activity is not occurring.
Continue deploying a CSA with all fire apparatus assigned to the detail for crowd and traffic control during ACFD incidents.