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Public Display Fireworks Operator Guidelines <br />June 2011 Page 11 <br />Discharge / Display Site <br />The area selected for the discharge of aerial shells must be located so that the trajectory of the shells will not <br />come within 25 ft. of any overhead object. (NFPA 1123, 5.1.4.7) <br /> <br />Spectators or spectator parking shall not be located within the display site. (NFPA 1123, 5.1.3.1) <br />Only the operator, necessary assistants, and inspectors appointed by the fire chief / sheriff are allowed in the <br />display site while the display is in progress. <br /> <br />Dwellings, buildings, and structures shall be permitted within the display site with the approval of the fire <br />chief / sheriff and the owner of the dwelling, building, or structure, provided that the dwelling, building, or <br />structure is unoccupied during the display, or the structure provides protection for the occupants though <br />noncombustible or fire-resistant construction. (NFPA 1123, 5.1.4.6) <br /> <br />Designated Landing/Fallout Area <br />The area over which aerial shells are fired and into which debris and malfunctioning aerial shells can fall <br />(i.e. the designated landing area or fallout area) must be a large, clear, open area approved by the local fire <br />chief / sheriff. Spectators, unauthorized vehicles, watercraft, and readily combustible materials must not be <br />allowed in this area during the display. (NFPA 1123, 5.1.5.2) <br /> <br />Smoking and Open Flames <br />Smoking materials, matches, lighters or open flame devices are prohibited within 50 ft. of any area where <br />fireworks or other pyrotechnic materials are present. (NFPA 1123, 8.1.6.1). NO SMOKING OR OPEN <br />FLAME signs must be conspicuously posted in the area. <br /> <br />Illumination <br />Operators and assistants must use only flashlights, chemical chemiluminescent lights or electric lighting for <br />artificial illumination. (NFPA 1123, 8.1.5) <br /> <br />Supervision of Fireworks <br />Fireworks shall be protected from direct access by the public, must not be left unattended, unsecured, or <br />allowed to become wet at the display site. (NFPA 1123, 7.5.7.1 and NFPA 7.5.7.2, and MSFC Chapter 33, <br />Section(s) 3308.5.1 and 3308.5.2) <br /> <br />Ready Boxes <br />Ready boxes (i.e. a portable, weather resistant storage containers for aerial shells at the site of a fireworks <br />display) must be located at least 25 ft. in an upwind direction from mortars. (NFPA 1123, 4.2.4.3) <br /> <br />HDPE Mortars <br />High density polyethylene (HDPE) mortars may be reloaded during the same display. (Provided as a <br />clarification due to the prohibition of such reloading which was contained in an earlier state fire code.) <br /> <br />Display Discontinued <br />If the local fire chief or pyrotechnic operator determines that there is a lack of crowd control or that the <br />crowd is in danger, the display must be immediately discontinued. If at any time high winds or wet weather <br />create a danger, the display must be postponed until weather conditions are acceptable to the fire chief and <br />the certified pyrotechnic operator. (NFPA 1123, 8.1.4, NFPA 8.1.4.1, NFPA 8.1.4.2) <br /> <br />Range Inspection <br />The entire firing range must be inspected immediately following a display, and prior to allowing public