Where to buy fireworks?

Just wondering if anyone knew where the best place to buy 4th of July fireworks would be?

Do they need to be purchased on a Indian Reservation?

Thanks

Where to buy fireworks?

There are stands all over town selling fireworks from June 23rd to July 5th, but they may not be the type you%26#39;re thinking of. They are the only legal fireworks allowed. I do know that you can purchase fireworks on Tribal Lands, but they%26#39;re the type that are illegal.

Here%26#39;s an article that discusses fireworks and the law. You need to be careful that you%26#39;re purchasing the type that can be used since Idaho is very strict regarding fireworks. Hope the link helps.

www.spokesmanreview.com/idaho/story.asp…

Here%26#39;s another link that may be helpful.

fireworks.com/fireworks_laws/laws_idaho.asp

Where to buy fireworks?

That above link doesn%26#39;t work, but here%26#39;s some text from the Spokesman Review talking about fireworks.

Prohibitions aplenty for Fourth

Taryn Brodwater and Jody Lawrence-turner

Staff writers

June 21, 2006

Kootenai County Sheriff%26#39;s deputies will patrol the Coeur d%26#39;Alene Indian Reservation the next couple of weeks, waiting to bust people leaving with carloads of fireworks that are illegal on non-tribal land.

Sheriff Rocky Watson said his deputies have yet to confiscate any fireworks this season, but he expects that will change soon.

';It doesn%26#39;t make vendors very happy with us,'; Watson said of his department%26#39;s emphasis patrol. He said his office met with tribal leaders, though, and they weren%26#39;t opposed to the sheriff%26#39;s effort to crack down on illegal fireworks.

Signs are posted near the reservation boundaries warning that fireworks are illegal off the reservation.

This is the second year the department has made a concerted effort to keep the fireworks from entering Kootenai County. Despite the emphasis, Watson said, local authorities have not seen a decrease in the amount of fireworks complaints.

And the Indian Country Fireworks stand north of Worley has yet to notice a drop in its sales, even though deputies sometimes park nearby on the corner of Elder Road and U.S. Highway 95.

Many customers from throughout the Inland Northwest make an annual trek to the stand to buy hundreds of dollars of fireworks with names like ';Mucho Grande,'; ';Burn Baby Burn'; and ';Danger Zone.';

LeAnn Marchand, a 20-year employee of Indian Country, said a drought two years ago had more of an impact on sales than the sheriff%26#39;s patrol did last year. Because this year has been wetter, Marchand said she expects people will feel more comfortable lighting off fireworks, and sales should be strong.

';I honestly believe fireworks are only as dangerous as the person lighting them,'; Marchand said. ';You don%26#39;t light them in the middle of a dry field.';

She said employees at the stand ask people where they plan to set off the fireworks, and tell them if it%26#39;s not a good location.

There are designated places on tribal land where people can light fireworks purchased on the reservation, she said. But Watson said only tribal members are allowed to set off fireworks on the reservation, and it%26#39;s illegal for non-tribal members to even possess the fireworks.

Violating the Idaho fireworks law, which allows only safe and sane fireworks, is a misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail and a $1,000 fine.

Watson said ';safe and sane'; fireworks don%26#39;t fly in the air or explode and generally can be purchased at stands and stores off the reservation.

Safe and sane fireworks are legal in three cities within Spokane County: Medical Lake, Deer Park and Airway Heights. No fireworks of any kind are allowed in Spokane or in unincorporated areas of Spokane County, said Spokane Fire Department assistant chief Brian Schaeffer.

This year, the Spokane Fire Department, working in cooperation with the Spokane Police Department, Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Spokane County Sheriff%26#39;s Office, and Spokane Valley police and fire departments, will increase enforcement patrols for using fireworks in banned areas, Schaeffer said. The enforcement is planned throughout July. Fire investigators in Spokane can write criminal citations.

What%26#39;s legal

? No fireworks of any kind are allowed in Spokane and the unincorporated areas of Spokane County.

? Only ';safe and sane'; fireworks are allowed in Idaho and in three cities in Spokane County: Medical Lake, Deer Park and Airway Heights. Fireworks that don%26#39;t fly through the air and don%26#39;t explode are considered ';safe and sane.';

? Fireworks purchased on the Coeur d%26#39;Alene Indian Reservation can only be lit on the reservation by tribal members, according to the Kootenai County Sheriff%26#39;s Department. Sheriff Rocky Watson said it%26#39;s illegal for non-tribal members to possess fireworks purchased on the reservation.

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