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Sedgwick County fireworks hotline gets hundreds of calls

Sedgwick County fireworks hotline gets hundreds of calls

Sedgwick County fireworks hotline gets hundreds of calls

A special hotline set up for fireworks complaints in Sedgwick County had a total of 1,368 calls during the six days it was in operation.

The special phone number was active during the evening hours from July 1st to July 6th.   The busiest day was July 4th, with 723 calls.   The hotline had 213 calls on July 3rd and there were 193 calls on July 5th.     There were 1,614 calls to 911 on July 4th, and 1,788 calls were made on July 5th.   The average for emergency calls is 1,600 calls a day.

The county’s emergency communications department had extra call takers on hand for 911 and for the fireworks hotline.

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