Michigan's Fire Works Law- Amended to provide local government controls
On June 12th 2013, the Michigan legislature amended the 2012 Fireworks Safety Act. The proposal would allow any city, township or village to enact an ordinance banning overnight "ignition, discharge or use" of consumer fireworks on the day before or after a national holiday. Local units of government already have the ability to limit usage on other days of the year. Smaller communities (townships and villages) will be able to prohibit use from 1 a.m. and 8 a.m. around all national holidays. A maximum civil fine of $500 could be imposed on violators.
The National Fire Prevention Association (NFPA) has posted information on the dangers of fireworks and a video interiew with personnel from a New Hampshire CT. fire department and a family that was attending an event and became the victim of a fire due to fireworks.
Patrick and Marci Foy, and their daughter, Olivia, were attending a family celebration in Pelham, NH, on July 3, 2012. They were among the more than dozen people injured during a consumer fireworks incident. Watch as the Foy’s give a first-hand account of their experience and the impact it continues to have on their lives.
Click on the link below to see the video posted at the NFPA website:
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