Snoqualmie council to consider fireworks code change
Published 2:32 pm Friday, January 9, 2015
The Snoqualmie City Council will consider a new amendment to the city’s fireworks ordinance at the City Council meeting Monday, Jan. 12, at Snoqualmie City Hall.
The proposed amendment to the fireworks ordinance would limit the discharge of fireworks. Ground-based items would still be allowed on the Dec. 31 and July 4 holidays, but aerial effects would not. The fines for possession or discharge of illegal fireworks would also be increased.
The changes, if approved, would take effect in 2016.
Last year, the roof of a Snoqualmie Ridge home caught fire shortly after 5 p.m. on July 4. No one was home and the fire was contained within an hour, but the house sustained significant smoke and water damage, at an estimated cost of $700,000. Officials said the fire might have been caused by fireworks.
This year, city officials plan more public education about the dangers of fireworks, prior to Independence Day, as well as police patrols to enforce the existing fireworks code.
More information on the amendment and answers to frequently asked questions are posted on the city’s website, http://bit.ly/17qE2OP.
