If It Goes Up or Blows Up, It’s Illegal
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Fireworks: sparklers
Under a new law, Fireworks Ordinance Fire Prevention Code 9-A, which was passed last September after a number of noise complaints from Fourth of July festivities, most fireworks are now prohibited in Fayette County.
The Lexington Division of Fire and Emergency Services is encouraging to use this rule of thumb regarding the potential illegality of a particular firework: “If it goes up or blows up,” it’s illegal.
Exceptions include “dipped stick-sparklers or wire sparklers,” some cones that produce “colored sparks,” “illumination torches” producing colored fire, “wheel devices,” “ground spinners,” “flitter sparklers,” and “toy smoke devices.”
Click here for more detailed information about permissible firework displays.
Fireworks that have “wings, fins or other parts that could cause them to fly” are prohibited for general consumer use in Fayette County, according to the ordinance. Also, fireworks are illegal if they carry a cautionary label which includes in their description any of the following terms: “explosive, emits flaming pellets, flaming balls, firecracker, report or rocket.”
The fire department suggests, as a best way to protect yours and others’ property, to visit the public display of professional fireworks during the city’s Fourth of July celebration. Click here for a schedule of events for the festival.