Listen in this Sunday, June 28, 2009, as Officer Paul Robi, LAPD Bomb Squad, sits down to talk with Christine Martindale, radio personality and Public Affairs host of “Sunday Journal.” Officer Robi will inform listeners about the Department’s efforts to reduce injuries, death, and property damage associated with the illegal use of fireworks. The show will air on KOST 103.5 FM at 6:00 a.m. and will also air on sister station MY-FM 104.3 FM at 11:30 p.m.
The LAPD Firework Reduction Campaign is a collaborative effort between the Los Angeles Police Department, Los Angeles Sheriff's Department, Los Angeles Fire Department, Los Angeles County Fire Department, Los Angeles Unified School District Police Department, and The Children's Burn Foundation.
Calls for service related to fireworks and shots fired during this period have drained police resources. Last year, between June 1, 2025 - July 12, 2008, there was a total of 4,097 radio calls for service related to fireworks and shots fired.
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