Fireworks safety tips

When using fireworks, make sure you protect yourself and others with these fireworks safety tips:

• Purchase your fireworks from a reliable source.
• Always read and follow labelled directions.
• Only use fireworks outdoors. 
• Always have a water source such as a garden hose or bucket handy.
• Never experiment with or make your own fireworks.
• Light only one firework at a time.
• Never re-light a dud firework. Wait 15 to 20 minutes, then soak the dud in a bucket of water.
• Never give fireworks to small children and always have an adult present.
• Dispose of fireworks properly by soaking them in water and then disposing of them in a trash can.
• Never throw or point fireworks at other people.
• Never carry fireworks in your pocket.
• Never shoot fireworks in metal or glass containers.
• The shooter should always wear eye protection and never have any part of their body over the firework.
• Stay away from illegal explosives.

 

Fireworks Bylaw Town of Aurora	Licensed Pyrotechnic Display Fireworks Application
Fireworks Bylaw Town of Newmarket	Licensed Pyrotechnic Display Fireworks Checklist
Using Consumer Fireworks (Natural Resources Canada)	Licensed Pyrotechnic Display Fireworks Permit
Family Fireworks Poster (Natural Resources Canada)	Licensed Pyrotechnic Display Fireworks Permit Revocation

 

 

 

 

For more information, please call Central York Fire Services at 905-895-9222