Starting Monday, San Jose will start seeing signs on buses and banners designed to remind residents that fireworks are illegal.

“Fireworks present a real threat to our community,” says acting San Jose Fire Chief Robert Sapien.

“Often, fireworks end up in the hands of unsupervised children, they often result in injuries and they often result in property damage.”

Residents are encouraged to report illegal fireworks with a tool on the city’s website.

Now residents can upload visual proof of the suspected offenders, who face a minimum $500 fine.

Illegal fireworks are suspected in a fire that charred 71 acres last month.

The record illegal fireworks cache, seized and unveiled on Thursday by Cal Fire illustrates the scope of the problem and firefighters know that there are plenty more where these came from.

“The beginning of June marks the beginning of fire season and we know that the grass is dry and fireworks add another ignition source that just shouldn’t be there,” Chief Sapien said.

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