It may not have sounded like a quiet Fourth of July for some residents in Sequim, but local first responders say it was a slow year for fireworks-related instances.

Dan Orr, assistant chief with Clallam County Fire District 3, said there was only one fire started by fireworks over the Fourth of July weekend.

Firefighters responded around 5 p.m. Monday, July 3, to a small grass fire, about 4-feet by 10-feet, on Cosmos Lane west of Sequim and off Finn Hall Road. It was quickly contained and extinguished before firefighters determined it was started with a Roman candle, Orr said.

Fire crews also responded to two non-fireworks related fires.

The first was around 1 p.m. June 29, on the 100 block of Gretchen Way when a homeowner was burning weeds, which spread to a small outbuilding, Orr said.

The second small fire started from cigarette ashes knocked over in a home around 8 p.m. July 3, on the 300 block of South Fifth Avenue.

Clallam County Peninsula Communications or PenCom reports that from June 28-July 6, there were 27 fireworks-related calls to 9-1-1 in the Sequim area.

On the Fourth of July, the service received the most calls at 10 followed by six on July 5 and five calls on July 3.

A ban on discharging consumer fireworks in the City of Sequim goes into effect starting in 2018. City residents voted in an advisory vote to ban them and Sequim city councilors followed suit on Nov. 28, 2016.

Locals still will be able to purchase consumer fireworks from up to four permitted fireworks stands in city limits next year.

Clallam County residents will remain unaffected by the city’s ban as they may discharge fireworks from June 29-July 5.

Sequim city staff said they and city councilors will discuss a public fireworks display, similar in presentation to the Sequim Irrigation Festival’s Logging Show, as part of the city’s 2018 budget in the coming months.

Early estimates from city staff said a presentation could cost about $25,000 for a 20-minute show.

First responders plan to spread awareness about the ban leading up to July 4, 2018, with large maps made available at fireworks booths of city/county boundaries along with other educational materials about consumer fireworks.

Residents found shooting illegal fireworks such as firecrackers and bottle rockets, and explosives such as M-80s, could face a gross misdemeanor fine up to $5,000 or up to 364 days in jail. A resident also may be held responsible if damages are made to property/residences.

For more information on the City of Sequim’s fireworks 2018 ban, call the Sequim Police Department at 683-7227 or Clallam County Fire District 3 at 683-4242.

Reach Matthew Nash at mnash@sequimgazette.com.