Application must be on file at least 30 days prior to event.

Fees:  $25.00 per display

$45.00 per fire apparatus, plus firefighter payroll for detail (to be invoiced after the event)

1. Site Plan / Diagram of the grounds should include the location of where fireworks will be discharged, the location of all buildings, highways and other roads, lines behind which the audience will be restrained, and the location of all nearby trees, telephone lines, or overhead obstruction.
2. No permit shall be granted for any display of fireworks where the discharge, failure to fire, faulty firing, or fallout of any fireworks or other objects would endanger persons, building structures, forests, or brush, nor in any case where the point at which fireworks are to be fired is less than 200 ft. from the nearest permanent building, public highway, railroad, or other means of travel or 50 ft. from the nearest above ground telephone line, tree, or other overhead obstruction.  In no case shall such a display be within 500 feet of a school, theater, church, hospital, or similar institution.
3. Spectators, at a display of fireworks, shall be restrained behind lines or barriers as designated by local authorities but in no case less than 200 ft. from the point at which the fireworks are to be discharged.  Only authorized persons and those in actual charge of the display shall be allowed inside these lines or barriers during the unloading, preparation, or firing of fireworks.
4. All fireworks that fire a projectile shall be set up so that the projectile will go into the air as nearly as possible in a vertical direction, provided that where such fireworks are to be fired beside a lake or other large body of water, they may be directed in such a manner that the falling residue from the deflagration will fall into said body of water.
5. The person in charge of the firing of fireworks in a display, shall be able-bodied, at least 18 years of age, competent for the task, and certified by the State of Wisconsin.  Each person assisting the certified operator shall be able-bodied, at least 18 years of age, and capable of reading, writing, speaking and understanding the English language.
6. There shall be at all times, no fewer than two (2) operators of the display constantly on duty during the discharge, at least one of whom shall be certified.
7. Fire protection and extinguishing equipment shall be provided as required by the Chief of the Fire Department.
8. The person to whom a permit has been issued shall arrange for the detailing of one member of the Fire Department or such larger number as may be deemed necessary by the Chief of the Fire Department.  Fire Department personnel shall be on duty from the time the fireworks are delivered at the site until the termination of the display and the removal of all fireworks and debris from the site.  The expense for such firefighters shall be paid by the permittee.
9. Upon application, the Chief of the Fire Department shall investigate the site of the proposed display for the purpose of determining whether the provisions of these regulations are complied with.  He/she shall confer with the Chief of the Police Department about the application and whether issuance of a permit would be consistent with public safety.  Failure to approve the application by either the Fire Chief or Police Chief shall be sufficient cause to deny this permit.
10. Upon approval by Police and Fire, this permit shall be approved by the Village Board prior to issuance of a nontransferable permit authorizing this display.
11. All fireworks articles and items at the display location shall be stored in a manner and place secure from fire, accidental discharge, and theft, in a manner approved by the Fire Department.
12. No fireworks display shall be held during a windstorm in which the wind reaches a velocity of more than 20 miles per hour.
13. Any fireworks that remain unfired after the display is concluded shall be immediately disposed of or removed in a manner safe for the particular type of fireworks.  The debris from the discharged fireworks shall be properly disposed of or removed in a manner safe for the particular type of fireworks by the operator before they leave the premises.  The operator, upon conclusion of the display, shall make a complete and thorough search for any unfired fireworks or pieces which failed to fire or function and shall dispose of them in a safe manner.  Such search shall occur at the earliest possible time following the conclusion of the display but in no event later than the first period of daylight which follows the display.
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