Please be safe when discharging Fireworks!
Did You Know?
- More than 19,500 reported fires are started by fireworks annually;
- Burns account for 44% of the 9,100 injuries treated in emergency rooms seen in the month around July long weekend;
- Half of the fireworks injuries seen at emergency rooms were extremities: hand, finger, or leg. One-third were to the eye or other parts of the head;
- Children ages 10–14 had the highest rate of fireworks injury, with more than one-third (36%) of the victims of fireworks injuries under age 15;
- Sparklers account for roughly one-quarter of emergency room fireworks injuries.
*YOU MUST OBTAIN A FIREWORKS PERMIT PRIOR TO DISCHARGING ANY FIREWORKS*
Fireworks Permits can be obtained from authorized fireworks retailers throughout the County of Wetaskiwin listed here.
The use of fireworks within the Forest Protection Area (FPA) is prohibited without written permission from a Forest Officer. Written permission is required year-round. Those seeking written permission to shoot, discharge, detonate or ignite fireworks within the FPA may apply for written permission from a Forest Officer at your local forest area office.
A Low Level Fireworks Permit shall be issued by a retail location to a purchaser for the purchase/storage/discharge, for a fee as outlined in the Fees and Charges Bylaw ($10.00/permit).
It is the responsibility of the Fireworks Permit holder to know the rules and regulations of the municipality in which they will be discharging the fireworks (i.e.: if they need a permit, is there a Fire Ban or Fire Restriction?).
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