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One fourth of july we were getting hammered with " when does the fireworks

start " calls. on top of the 130 calls for police service from 2pm to 10pm

we took, my partner and I made up a game.

We had to think of a new phrase for every caller to explain that the

fireworks started at dusk. We could not use the same phrase twice.

Well let me tell you that got alot of tension off our shoulders, and was

kinda funny to, some of the stuff we were telling the public.

Made the nite go by FAST..

Jim in Ohio

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>What about the other ones....Is there a parade, when does the parade start,

>where does the parade go, is there any festivities at the fairgrounds, when

>do they start, what are they.....those usually come right after the

>fireworks question.

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>When are the fireworks? Ever feel like saying Noon on Tuesday.........

>

>Sara Winfield

>Who is glad she no longer works at a county PSAP on the 4th of July...not a

>single fireworks call today at the post.

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[Guest guest]

What about the other ones....Is there a parade, when does the parade start,

where does the parade go, is there any festivities at the fairgrounds, when

do they start, what are they.....those usually come right after the

fireworks question.

When are the fireworks? Ever feel like saying Noon on Tuesday.........

Sara Winfield

Who is glad she no longer works at a county PSAP on the 4th of July...not a

single fireworks call today at the post.

[Guest guest]

Last year, it was a rainy July 4th. The " firework people " had to delay the

display until the rain stopped enough for them to put on the show. Of

course, this meant that the fireworks didn't start until about 10:20pm.

Meanwhile, everyone kept calling our department (since the display was

actually on campus) to find out what time it would start or how much longer

and " didn't we know that they had kids that were getting tired of

waiting " ?????

Well, ma'am, I'm sorry but the police department doesn't put on the display,

we are patroling the campus. They will start the display when or if it

stops raining enough for it to be safe.

" Well, can't you send an officer over to where the fireworks are and ask

them how much longer??? "

ARG! Sarge, get your butt in here!

This year, I'm off. So is . We are taking our daughter to the

festivities and will be watching the fireworks from our PD parking lot.

I'll have a radio with me in case the dispatcher needs any help. Not having

alcohol as a major part of the festivities is a great idea. Since it's on

campus, no alcohol can be sold!

annette hallmark

ahallmark@...

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 07/03/2000 11:48:32 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

winfield@... writes:

<< When are the fireworks? Ever feel like saying Noon on Tuesday.........

>>

My partner and I spent the day answering those calls. Where are the

fireworks? What time do they start? Where can I park?

Our fireworks are held at a county park, sponsored and run by the county.

The county, however, is smart enough to close their offices today so we field

all the calls. Since we are never given a time for the start of fireworks we

always tell people they will start shortly after dark. Anyone care to

hazzard a guess as to how many brainiacs asked " What time is dark " ??? Gotta

love stupid people!!!!!!! JOB SECURITY!

Hope everyone had a safe and happy 4th.

patty

BTPD NJ

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 07/04/2000 12:44:48 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

LifeCare449@... writes:

<< We had to think of a new phrase for every caller to explain that the

fireworks started at dusk. We could not use the same phrase twice.

>>

I'm gonna remember this one for next year! Sounds like fun!

patty

BTPD NJ

[Guest guest]

Last year, I worked 4 hrs OT on evening shift, and I swore

" NEVERMORE " !!!!!!!!!!! OMG, 4,000 an hour sounds about right. I refused to

pander, I told them " I don't know, check the newspaper. " I refused to tell

ANYONE when or where the fireworks were. What got me was the alternate

call, " Someone is shooting off fireworks, and I/my baby/my dog is trying to

sleep. " IT'S THE 4TH OF JULY. It will only last an hour at most. Yes,

they are illegal in the city. No, we probably won't do anything about it,

there are too many of them and not enough of us and to be perfectly honest,

WE DON'T CARE! We actually only arrest REAL criminals. And if you don't

want to speak to the officer, we probably won't even go.

Re: 911:: ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRHGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH -Reply

>In a message dated 07/04/2000 12:44:48 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

>LifeCare449@... writes:

>

><< We had to think of a new phrase for every caller to explain that the

> fireworks started at dusk. We could not use the same phrase twice.

> >>

>

>I'm gonna remember this one for next year! Sounds like fun!

>

>patty

>

>BTPD NJ

>

[Guest guest]

Gypsy0005@... wrote:

> Since we are never given a time for the start of fireworks we

> always tell people they will start shortly after dark. Anyone care to

> hazzard a guess as to how many brainiacs asked " What time is dark " ??? Gotta

> love stupid people!!!!!!! JOB SECURITY!

>

> Hope everyone had a safe and happy 4th.

>

> patty

> BTPD NJ

>

Gotta respond to this one!..... Dark is JUST about the time when the sun

goes down.. We think

Steve

Toronto Fire

Ontario Canada

[Guest guest]

In our town the fireworks start at the city stadium when the baseball game is

over. I imagine they get a lot of calls wondering when the game will end.

Usually after the 7th inning I would think.

Tammy

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 07/05/2000 12:20:57 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

kjkinsey@... writes:

<< No, we probably won't do anything about it,

there are too many of them and not enough of us and to be perfectly honest,

WE DON'T CARE! We actually only arrest REAL criminals. >>

OMG!!! You guys are actually allowed to tell people these things??? Can I

work there too???

We are required to kiss butt, roll out the red carpet and " serve " any and

everyone that crawls in, calls, emails, smoke signals, etc. In fact the

bigger the ass% & %^ the better the treatment they get!!

I can promise that if we had dared to tell anyone that called to check their

local newspaper (which I believe is the RIGHT response) we would have had

calls from our mayor's office today and we'd be answering for why we treated

the tax paying public in such an awful way.

patty

BTPD NJ

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 07/05/2000 11:48:57 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

heimdalcmo@... writes:

<<

In our town the fireworks start at the city stadium when the baseball game

is

over. I imagine they get a lot of calls wondering when the game will end.

Usually after the 7th inning I would think. >>

We were " fortunate " enough to actually have 3 different fireworks displays

within our town limits on 3 different nights. The first was at the country

club, the last was the county sponsored and the one in between was at our

local minor league ballpark. Like yours, they were AFTER the game.

Unfortunately our game that night was rain delayed.......fireworks started at

about 2230ish. I can't even count the number of calls we got complaining

about how late the fireworks were. I guess we're not in charge of rain too.

patty

BT PD

NJ