After Mayor Linville inquired last week as to whether Whatcom County officials had been contacted regarding our seeking a fireworks ban in Bellingham, I decided to do a bit of review of State-wide fireworks information, and below is compiled what I have come up with.
BTW, the data shown below is a summary of information available here on our website (Click on "Page 1 of Existing Consumer Fireworks Bans and Restrictions") at and from the State Fire Marshall at http://www.wsp.wa.gov/fire/docs/fireworks/ordinances.pdf.
BTW, the data shown below is a summary of information available here on our website (Click on "Page 1 of Existing Consumer Fireworks Bans and Restrictions") at and from the State Fire Marshall at http://www.wsp.wa.gov/fire/docs/fireworks/ordinances.pdf.
- Fifty-eight (58) cities in Washington have total bans.
- Of the thirty-seven (37) counties in Washington, four (4) counties have total bans.
- These counties are Franklin, Spokane, Yakima and Okanogan.
- Within Franklin County, two (2) cities - Connell and Pasco - have total bans.
- Within Spokane County, five (5) cities - Cheney, Liberty Lake, Millwood, Spokane and Spokane Valley - have total bans.
- Within Yakima County, seven (7) cities - Naches, Selah, Sunnyside, Tieton, Toppenish, Union Gap and Yakima - have total bans.
- Within Okanogan County, one (1) city - Oroville - has a total ban.
BOTTOM LINE: Of the fifty-eight (58) cities in our State with total bans, just fifteen (15) are located within counties with total bans. That means that forty-three (43) cities in our State with total bans are not located within counties with total bans. It's time to make Bellingham the 44th! Later . . .
