The Fourth of July was relatively calm in fireworks-banned Renton, with more than 100 calls for service, about double a normal day but fewer than recent Fourths.

But Renton fire crews were still busy responding to fires in West Hill, Kent and Maple Valley, where fireworks are legal and fire crews were stretched responding to numerous calls.

“The heat and the fuel conditions were just right for something big to happen,” said Renton Deputy Police Chief Erik Walgren.

Renton provided mutual aid for an apartment fire and three house fires in neighboring jurisdictions.

Most of the fireworks enforcement in the city was handled by Renton’s fire department, which issued 11 citations and turned over the confiscated fireworks to the state fire marshal for disposal, according to Walgren.

Fire crews also responded to numerous noise complaints and to a large brush fire in the Benson Hills-Tiffany Park area, which required several engine companies to contain. The fire didn’t cause any property damage.

There were no water- or fireworks-related aid calls, Walgren said. The city’s dive team was stationed at Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park for quick response at Lake Washington, if necessary.

For the Police Department, the Fourth of July was “relatively quiet,” according to Commander David Leibman.

Renton and Tukwila fire crews helped Fire District 40 fight several fireworks-related fires on West Hill, including a juniper brush fire at the Greentree Apartments.

There were several brush fires and a grass fire on the back of Campbell Hill Elementary School, where children were reported using fireworks.

The City of Renton used public outreach, including reader boards, to remind residents of the fireworks ban. Walgren was surprised by the number of home associations and concerned citizens who requested burn-ban poster.

The fire department brought in more personnel to handle enforcement and to set out its own dispatch center to take pressure off Valley Communications, the regional emergency-dispatch center, he said.

The region’s fire department typically does a debriefing after the Fourth of July to review operational issues, he said.