Fireworks And Fun With A Pinch Of Caution

6/30/2017 (Permalink)

An easy guide to permissible fireworks in Arizona.

With the Fourth of July weekend arriving soon it’s good to be aware that not all fireworks are created equal.  Unlike some areas in the country, Arizona has strict limitations as to what type of permissible fireworks are legal and safe for consumers to use as well as what days of the calendar year these “permissible” fireworks can be used.

Some of the allowed permissible fireworks are:

• Ground and handheld sparkling devices
• Cylindrical fountains
• Cone fountains
• Illuminating torches
• Wheels
• Ground spinners
• Toy smoke devices
• Wire sparklers or dipped sticks
• Multiple tube ground and ground and handheld sparkling devices, cylindrical fountains, cone fountains and illuminating torches.

Be aware that anything that is designed to rise into the air and explode or detonate or designed to fly above the ground such as bottle rockets, sky rockets, missile-type rockets, helicopters, aerial spinners, torpedoes and roman candles are considered illegal.  The fine for using these types of firecrackers can be up to $1000.

The timeline to use permissible fireworks runs from June 24 through July 6 and December 24 through January 3 on private property.

At SERVPRO of Gilbert we want to wish all of you a happy a safe Fourth of July.  For more information regarding city firework’ guidelines for Gilbert and Chandler Arizona click on the links. https://www.chandlerpd.com/fireworks-laws-in-arizona/ , https://www.gilbertaz.gov/departments/fire-and-rescue/fire-prevention-safety/consumer-fireworks.