Several hundred fireworks enthusiasts from around the world converged in Erlanger, Kentucky, for the National Fireworks Association’s Expo 2007. The Expo was scheduled around daytime seminars and a trade show, followed each evening by demonstrations by various manufacturers. Needless, to say, there was little down-time. The seminars that were conducted by esteemed experts were both…
Recent tragic events in Boston have brought additional unwanted attention to the retail fireworks trade. As you may recall, just a few years prior, another misanthrope appeared in New York City’s Times Square with a utility van reportedly packed with consumer fireworks wired to cause mayhem and injury to innocent victims. Each of these events,…
The following question was sent in by a FB subscriber, and the issues referenced are common to most, if not all, members of the fireworks industry. I’m sitting here anxiously waiting on my Chinese vendor to get EX numbers assigned by phmsa so that I can get delivery on time this year. And I’m quite…
Recent events in Chicago, and elsewhere, highlight the well-known fact that the consumer fireworks industry is never far away from regulation and legal exposure. In Chicago, local fire officials now seek to ban the sale of aerial luminaries, such as airborne paper lanterns, that have become increasingly popular. Paper, or sky, lanterns have a long…
