Keep firework safety top of mind this Canada Day
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Follow these tips from
Vaughan Fire and Rescue Service when using fireworks
Did you know that Canada Day is one of only two days in the
year you can light fireworks without a permit in Vaughan? If you are planning
to use fireworks on July 1, there are some important safety steps to follow.
Vaughan Fire and Rescue Service provides the
following firework safety guidelines:
- Only adults aware of the hazards and essential safety precautions should handle and discharge fireworks.
- Onlookers should be a safe distance away and upwind from where fireworks are discharged.
- Fireworks should not be lit close to combustible materials like homes, buildings, fences, wires, forested areas and dry grass, or if there are strong winds.
- Always keep a water hose or pail of water close by when discharging fireworks.
- Light only one firework at a time and only when it is on the ground in a bucket of sand. Never light a firework in your hand.
- Never reignite a firework that did not go off properly the first time. Place non-operating fireworks in a bucket of water.
- Dispose of all fireworks responsibly by soaking them in water before transferring them to the garbage.
Fireworks must end by 11 p.m. on Canada Day and
Victoria Day. They are only allowed to be lit on your property. It is illegal
to set off fireworks in a park, roadway, sidewalk or any other public property.
They must not be set off where the discharge, smoke or fallout of the fireworks
can land on another person or their property, or where it creates a threat of
injury or fire.
To report firework misuse, call Access Vaughan at
905-832-2281. To learn more about the Fireworks and Pyrotechnics By-law 089-2022 (PDF) and fireworks safety, visit vaughan.ca/fireworks.
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