Albuquerque Fire Rescue: Use 'OneABQ' app to report illegal fireworks

  • Source: KOB-TV NBC 4 Albuquerque
  • Published: 06/24/2019 07:59 AM

VIDEO: With the Fourth of July holiday right around the corner, Albuquerque Fire Rescue is bracing for another round of calls from people reporting illegal fireworks. But for the second year in a row, city officials are asking people to use an app to report illegal fireworks instead of calling 911. It's a reporting avenue that's freeing up first responders. "What the main point we want to talk about is -- our front line units -- we want to keep them as available as possible for the most critical of calls. Life-saving emergencies," said AFR Spokesperson Tom Ruiz. Two years ago there were 500 calls to 911 from people reporting illegal fireworks, but last year that number dropped to just 98 with the implementation of the "OneABQ" app. Ruiz says firefighters will respond if they see multiple calls in the same area.



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