The City of Roseburg is considering whether to ban legal fireworks. However, Roseburg city councilors are asking staff to conduct more research before drafting an ordinance.

Roseburg Fire Chief Tyler Christopherson presented a risk assessment of legal fireworks to the city council on Monday.

He said legal fireworks like sprinklers and fountain fireworks can often cause larger fires. He added that this year alone, legal fireworks caused four fires in Roseburg on the Fourth of July.

“We’re not going to eliminate the risk. It’s going to be there,” said Christopherson during the meeting. “People are still going to use the fireworks throughout the city. The point is try to limit the risk as much as possible, even if it's a small amount.”

However, Roseburg city councilors raised concerns abo

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