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All public fireworks displays shall conform to the following minimum standards and conditions:

A. All public fireworks displays must be planned, organized and discharged by a State-licensed Pyrotechnician.

B. A permit must be obtained from the City and approved by the Fire Chief or designee prior to any display of public fireworks. The permit shall include the name of the applicant and his address, the name of the Pyrotechnician and his address; the exact location, date and time of the proposed display; the number, type and class of fireworks to be displayed, the manner in which the fireworks are being stored prior to the public fireworks display; and shall include the name and address of the insurance company providing the bond required.

C. A drawing shall be submitted to the Fire Marshal showing a plan view of the fireworks discharge site and the surrounding area within a five-hundred-foot radius. The drawing shall include all structures, fences, barricades, streets, fields, streams and any other significant factors that may be subjected to ignition or that may inhibit firefighting capabilities.

D. A city fire department pumper and a minimum of two trained city firefighters shall be on site thirty minutes prior to and after the shooting of the event. Firefighters shall receive a minimum compensation as per the Washington State Chiefs Association’s fee schedule. All compensation for fire department apparatus will be as per the Washington State Chiefs Association’s fee schedule and shall be designated to the Redmond Fire Department Fire Prevention Fund.

E. All combustible debris and trash shall be removed from the area of discharge for a distance of three hundred feet in all directions.

F. All unfired or “DUD” fireworks shall be disposed of in a safe manner.

G. A minimum of two 2A-rated pressurized water fire extinguisher and one fire blanket shall be required to be at the fireworks discharge site.

H. The permit may be immediately revoked at any time deemed necessary by the Fire Marshal or designee due to any noncompliance, or weather conditions such as extremely low humidity or wind factor. The display may also be canceled by accidental ignition of any form of combustible or flammable material in the vicinity due to falling debris from the display.

I. Areas of public access shall be determined by the Fire Marshal or designee and maintained in an approved manner. (Ord. 1244 § 2 (part), 1985: Ord. 1182 § 11, 1984).