Please be safe when discharging Fireworks!
Did You Know?
- More than 19,500 reported fires are started by fireworks annually;
- Burns account for 44% of the 9,100 injuries treated in emergency rooms seen in the month around July long weekend;
- Half of the fireworks injuries seen at emergency rooms were extremities: hand, finger, or leg. One-third were to the eye or other parts of the head;
- Children ages 10–14 had the highest rate of fireworks injury, with more than one-third (36%) of the victims of fireworks injuries under age 15;
- Sparklers account for roughly one-quarter of emergency room fireworks injuries.
*YOU MUST OBTAIN A FIREWORKS PERMIT PRIOR TO DISCHARGING ANY FIREWORKS*
Fireworks Permits can be obtained from authorized fireworks retailers throughout the County of Wetaskiwin listed here.
A Low Level Fireworks Permit shall be issued by a retail location to a purchaser for the purchase/storage/discharge, for a fee as outlined in the Fees and Charges Bylaw ($10.00/permit).
It is the responsibility of the Fireworks Permit holder to know the rules and regulations of the municipality in which they will be discharging the fireworks (i.e.: if they need a permit, is there a Fire Ban or Fire Restriction?).
