Fireworks Safety
Click here for the fire protection city code. (Article V refers to fireworks)
Hastings Fire & Rescue would like to encourage you to celebrate Independence Day safely! Please consider the following when planning any celebration that includes the use of fireworks:
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OBEY ALL LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS.
- The sale of fireworks can begin on June 28 within Hastings city limits for the celebration of the Independence Day holiday.
- Permissible fireworks may be sold and ignited from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. June 28 – July 2, and from 10 a.m. to midnight July 3-4.
- Fireworks may not be thrown from or into any motor vehicle.
- Sky lanterns or any other free-floating device which includes a flame or heating device used as a lifting mechanism are prohibited.
- Fireworks may not be used in any park or other property owned by the City of Hastings without a special permit issued by Hastings Fire and Rescue.
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READ AND FOLLOW LABEL INSTRUCTIONS.
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HAVE A RESPONSIBLE ADULT SUPERVISE ALL FIREWORK ACTIVITIES.
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ALCOHOL AND FIREWORKS DON'T MIX.
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WEAR SAFETY GLASSES WHEN SHOOTING FIREWORKS.
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LIGHT FIREWORKS OUTSIDE IN A SAFE AREA.
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NEVER TRY TO RELIGHT A "DUD". WAIT 20 MINUTES AND THEN SOAK IN A BUCKET OF WATER.
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HAVE WATER OR A FIRE EXTINGUISHER PRESENT IN CASE OF FIRE.
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DISPOSE OF SPENT FIREWORKS BY SOAKING THEM OVERNIGHT IN A BUCKET OF WATER. THROW THE FIREWORKS IN YOUR GARBAGE CAN AND POUR THE WATER DOWN YOUR TOILET.