The Bang on Fireworks

According to the Kansas State Fire Marshal's Office, fireworks were linked to 90 fires causing an estimated $446,025 in damage in 2008. Fireworks also caused 132 reported injuries in Kansas over a 27 day period that spanned the Fourth of July.*

Fireworks devastated this Olathe home in 2006 and caused nearly $600,000 in damages.

In the United States in 2006, nine out of ten emergency room fireworks injuries involved fireworks that federal regulations permit consumers to use, according to the National Fire Protection Association. Sparklers, many times considered a safe holiday favorite, can burn as hot as volcano lava!!

Professional fireworks displays add enjoyment to many holidays. To keep you and your family safe this Fourth of July we recommend leaving fireworks to the professionals. Professionals take extensive safety precautions and follow many regulations when creating such spectacular displays.

The sale, use or possession of fireworks in Olathe is prohibited/illegal.

Olathe's public fireworks display is Saturday, July 4 and begins at dusk - approximately 9:30 p.m. - at the Great Mall of the Great Plains.

For more information, please contact the Olathe Fire Department at 913-971-6333.

*Only 63% of Kansas hospitals reported data

Download a PDF version of the information above, The Bang on Fireworks flyer.

More fireworks resources:

     National Fire Protection Association's Fireworks Fact Sheet.

     Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Fireworks-Related Injuries.