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Public Display Fireworks Operator Guidelines June 2011 Page 6 Application Form The sponsor must, at a minimum, provide the following information to the city clerk (county auditor) in writing when applying for a permit to conduct a fireworks display: 1. The name of the organization sponsoring the fireworks display, including the name, address and phone number of the authorized agent of that organization. Permits are not transferable. 2. The name of the certified public display fireworks operator, and the operator’s certificate number issued by the Minnesota State Fire Marshal, responsible for supervising the display. 3. The date, time of day and exact location of the proposed display. 4. Outdoor Displays: A diagram of the grounds where the display will be conducted. At the minimum, the diagram must show the point at which the fireworks are to be discharged; the location of all buildings, highways, streets, communication lines and other possible overhead obstructions; and the lines behind which the audience will be restrained. Indoor / Proximate Audience Displays: A diagram of the facility where the display will be conducted. At the minimum, the diagram must show the point at which the fireworks will be discharged and the fallout radius for each pyrotechnic device used during the display. 5. The approximate number and types of fireworks and / or pyrotechnic special effect devices to be discharged. Changes in the Display: For indoor and proximate audience displays, any changes adding fireworks or pyrotechnic special effects different from those described in the initial application must be approved in advance by the authority issuing the permit. Unless otherwise acceptable to the authority issuing the permit, all requests for changes must be submitted at least 24 hours prior to the display. 6. The name(s) and birth date(s) of all assistants who will assist with the display. Assistants must be at least 18 years of age. The names of all assistants must be recorded on the Fireworks Operator Display Report which must be filed with the Minnesota State Fire Marshal Division following the display. 7. Proof of bond or certificate of insurance in an amount deemed appropriate by the city or county for the payment of damages that could be caused, either to persons or property, as a result of the display and arising from acts of the sponsor, the pyrotechnic operator, their agents, employees or subcontractors. It is recommended that the city or county be named as a co-insured on any certificate of insurance. 8. A site safety plan which, at the minimum, must include procedures and actions to be taken in the event a shell fails to ignite in, or discharge from a mortar, fails to function over the fallout area, or otherwise malfunctions. Permit and Inspection Fees Outdoor Displays: The permit cannot be granted until the sponsor pays the permit fee, if any, established by the city or county.