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Post by khogan on Jul 14, 2014 13:48:28 GMT -5
I was speaking with a buddy today who has a wedding coming up and was asking about doing a fireworks show. He does not have a ton to spend and I would be willing to do it for free if he pays for all the product, but I am wondering if this is legal, or if I would still need to be a Fireworks Supervisor to do a show with all consumer product? How do we go about getting an approval to do this (I understand you need to have a permit, although I am sure many people don't get one)
Anything else I need to worry about, Insurance seems important in case someone gets hurt, but I would hope that does not happen, and if it did the risks are much lower with consumer product. I would ask him to deal with the insurance and anything else that needs to be done, but want to make sure I could not be held liable, or if I could I have insurance to cover myself.
Any advice would be great, or info about how possible this would be, or if I should tell him he needs to contact a professional?
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Post by pyro on Jul 15, 2014 11:29:18 GMT -5
You don't need a license to shoot consumer type fireworks. You do need a permit to shoot in the "off days", you could get a complaint even before shooting your show if enough people see you setting up then if you don't have that permit they could stop the whole show before it started. You can get your permit from your local fire dept.
As far as insurance, yes you should have. It only takes one mistake for a cake or Mortar to tip over then have it hit someone then you can be screwed, doesn't matter if it is just consumer product, you could loose an eye just like that. Trust me, even a good friend can turn and you could have a law suit against you. Shooting fireworks insurance could cost you a good amount, you would need a minimum of 5 million liability.
Not trying to discourage you but you need to take all these things into consideration. If its on your land it could be covered under your house insurance possibly don't know what coverage you have with that.
Hope this helps.
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Post by khogan on Jul 15, 2014 12:52:40 GMT -5
Thanks for your suggestions, the Insurance is the part that worries me the most, as from what I have read I am responsible if anyone were to get hurt and can be held liable. Do you know anymore about the insurance aspect? I read the 5 million is required for professional displays, but for consumer the form to fill out does not say anything about insurance requirements at all. Could I maybe get less than 5 million? Any idea on the cost of this insurance? Can you get insurance like this just for one day or do I need to carry some fireworks policy all year long? I wonder if the convention center has any type of insurance to cover this? I have asked my buddy to look into if the location will allow it, but I have my doubts as they say on facebook they only allow professional shows then have a video of a gypsy wedding with fireworks inside, it's actually pretty funny He did however say the brochure he has says something about fireworks so he is going to look into it more, I am guessing it says you can have a professional display but can't do it yourself. |
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