The State Police Bomb Squad is part of the Fire and Explosion Investigation Unit (F&EIU) assigned to the Office of the State Fire Marshal, which has already started working with local police and fire departments to enforce the fireworks laws and intercept fireworks being brought into the state illegally.
"It is illegal to bring fireworks into Massachusetts, even if they were legally purchased elsewhere," said State Fire Marshal Ostroskey.
The State Police Bomb Squad had a 63 percent increase in response to fireworks calls in 2020 over 2019. During the F&EIU 2020 fireworks enforcement operation, there were 47 criminal summonses issued over a 4-day period. This year's enforcement operation has already started and will last longer.