Lompoc Fire Department Uses Plane Surveillance to Crack Down on Illegal Fireworks

Lompoc Fire Department uses plane surveillance to crack down on illegal fireworks

For the fourth year in a row, the skies over Lompoc were missing something on the Fourth of July: a city-sponsored fireworks show. However, there was still something flying overhead an enforcement plane.In a first-of-its-kind effort, the Lompoc Fire Department partnered with Overwatch Aero, a Solvang-based aerial surveillance company, to detect illegal fireworks from the air. Its part of a broader strategy to reduce fire danger and crack down on…