The San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office said they collected nearly 400 pounds of illegal fireworks during the county’s first anonymous fireworks buyback event.

A member of the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office inspects a box of fireworks surrendered during the June 25, 2023, buyback event. (Courtesy San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office/Facebook)

Held at the parking lot of 2500 Middlefield Road in Redwood City was a no-questions-asked opportunity for people to surrender fireworks of any kind for safe disposal.

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