Delaware Administrative Code
Title 1 - Authorities, Boards and Commissions
700 - Delaware State Fire Prevention Commission
704 - Hazardous Processes and Operations
Chapter 2 - Application for Permit for Public Display of Fireworks
Section 704-2-2.0 - Application for Permit for Public Display of Fireworks

Universal Citation: 1 DE Admin Code 704-2-2.0

Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 3, September 1, 2024

2.1 Any association or company desiring to hold a public display of fireworks may apply to the State Fire Marshal for a permit to hold such a display if application is made 30 days prior to the date of holding such a display. [16 Del.C. § 6903 (a)]

2.2 Such application for a permit for a public display of fireworks shall set forth:

2.2.1 The name and address of the organization sponsoring the display;

2.2.2 The name, address and telephone number of an individual from the sponsoring organization who will be the contact person for the Office of the State Fire Marshal;

2.2.3 The name, address, phone number, and State Fire Marshal license number of the person in charge of firing the display;

2.2.4 The date and time of day at which the display is to be held;

2.2.5 The exact location planned for the display;

2.2.6 The number and kind of fireworks to be discharged;

2.2.7 The manner and place of storage of such fireworks prior to the display;

2.2.8 The signature of the contact person from the sponsoring organization; and

2.2.9 The name, address, phone number, and signature of the fire chief of the local fire department certifying that he has been contacted by the sponsoring organization and that the fire department will provide fire protection on the date and time of the display.

2.3 The application for a permit for a public display of fireworks shall be accompanied by the following:

2.3.1 A certificate of insurance issued by a bona fide insurance company licensed by the State Insurance Commissioner showing a minimum of $1,000,000 liability insurance per event pursuant to 16 Del.C. § 6903 (c).

2.3.2 A diagram of the grounds on which the display is to be held showing the point at which the fireworks are to be discharged, the location of all buildings, highways, streets, roads, the lines behind which the audience or spectators will be restrained, and the location of all nearby trees, telegraph, or telephone lines or other overhead obstructions.

2.3.3 A check in the amount prescribed in these Regulations and made payable to the State of Delaware.

2.4 The certificate of insurance shall list the specific date and time of the planned display.

2.5 No permit shall be issued until the site is inspected by the State Fire Marshal. A site inspection shall cover all regulations in this Chapter, 16 Del.C. Chapter 69, the Code for Fireworks Display, NFPA 1123 and the Standard for the Use of Pyrotechnics before a Proximate Audience, NFPA 1126. A permit shall only be issued after a satisfactory site inspection has been completed.

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