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Fireworks Are Legal For New Year’s In Florida; Escambia Fire Urging Caution
December 31, 2021
Fireworks are legal in Florida for New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, and Escambia County Fire Rescue is reminding residents to be safe.
In April 2020, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill that legalized fireworks in Florida on three holidays every year. The full use of fireworks in Florida is now legal on Independence Day on July 4, New Year’s Eve on December 31 and New Year’s Day on January 1.
Between 2017 and 2021, Escambia County experienced six residential structure fires caused by fireworks. Four of those fires were caused by fireworks that were improperly disposed of after their use.
Each year, there are hundreds of serious injuries caused by the misuse of fireworks,” said Escambia County Fire and Life Specialist Ray Melton. “Fireworks should be used under adult supervision, and most fireworks should never be held in your hand. Sparklers reach a temperature of 2,000 degrees, and can cause serious injuries and cause fires. You should have a bucket of water to place used fireworks to make sure they are out. Some fireworks can smolder, which can cause fires in trash cans and homes.”
Sparklers, noisemakers and the like are legal all year. On the three holidays, people are able to shoot real fireworks legally — the kind that explode or shoot into the sky.
NorthEscambia.com photo.
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4 Responses to “Fireworks Are Legal For New Year’s In Florida; Escambia Fire Urging Caution”
I live in a Cul de Sac. Some neighbors sent off fire works and the sparklers ended up on the roof of my house. I was asleep at the time and wasn’t aware what was going on. My security camera caught the incident.
I complained to my HOA, but was told there was nothing they could do. If I died in the a fire, they couldn’t do anything either. Isn’t it wonderful to live in Florida.
I live in Santa Rosa County in the Pace Milton area. I have a veteran that lives with me and two dogs that are scared of fireworks. On Dec 31,2021 at 6 pm fireworks started and today on January 1,2022 6am fireworks were still being released! Now it is 6:10pm and still no brake from it. I think we should at least have a time for it to start and a time for it to end and if rules are not followed then the Santa Rosa County police department should give large fines. Living in a subdivision are our houses are so close together we need respect for our Vietnam Veterans and all other Veterans that live around us that suffer PTSD! And our pets. I love to have fun and love that we can do fireworks but it should be done in respect of our fellow neighbors and pets. To be woke up at 6am to fireworks being blasting off is not respect and blasting fireworks all day is ridiculous it’s to much!! Get some stiff rules that can be followed and in- force with big fines if not followed keep in mind we have been under wind advisory . Thank you.
Last year and year before they shot the fireworks
and came directly to my front door and another shot them and they went to a dry grass pond and timbers around it behind my house. But our “wonderful ” governor Desantis said it was ok to shoot. We have a beautiful fireworks display downtown, but that isn’t where the “special “go.
It’s about a Billion a year that china takes in when we just watch it go up in smoke.
I don’t buy fireworks.