I don't believe he said that. Any informed and legit Fire Chief *shouldn't* say that!

However, I found this which makes plenty more sense:

>>Fire Chief Joe Zaludek and several of the City Councilors say most of the time, legal fireworks aren’t the problem.<<  

http://nbc16.com/news/local/city-council-wants-to-avoid-banning-fireworks-completely

Legals do cause problems, just not as often.

Pastor Taylor is always on the news and at city meetings when this topic comes up, claiming to do a bunch of good with the money he collects from fireworks.  He doesn't keep any for himself?   Someone once wrote that churches and fireworks don't mix.   I repeat just once more, I think it's unfortunate that it's legal for him to do what he does and not pay taxes.