Date:
Thursday, June 29, 2006
Contact:
Susan Harris-Huether, Customer Information Manager, (206) 515-3460
(SEATTLE) As the Fourth of July approaches, many residents of the Puget Sound Region are planning their celebration. And many of these celebrations will include fireworks.
The employees at Washington State Ferries, the Washington State Patrol and the explosive-sniffing dogs of the canine units want to remind customers that illegal fireworks are just that, "illegal."
"Customers purchasing illegal fireworks at a reservation and then boarding a ferry should expect that a canine will detect explosives in their vehicle and, if found, illegal fireworks will be confiscated," reminds Traci Brewer-Rogstad, Director of Marine Operations. Illegal fireworks include bottle rockets, missile-type rockets, firecrackers and chasers as well as M80s, M100s and larger.
Legal fireworks include sparklers, ground spinners, multi-aerials, Roman candles, parachutes, and cone and fountains.
"We want all of our customers to have a safe Fourth of July," adds Ms. Brewer-Rogstad. "Families transporting legal fireworks on a ferry should pack the fireworks so that they are visible or readily accessible in their vehicle. If a dog "alerts" on a vehicle at a terminal, WSP will want to check the fireworks quickly so we do not hold anyone back from making their preferred sailing. Legal fireworks can be transported on a ferry."
For more information about the Fourth of July ferry schedules, contact Washington State Ferries at 1-888-808-7977 or by dialing 511.
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