Pyrotechnic Reference Series

Lecture Notes for Fireworks Display Practices

Revised December 2005

This is part of the Pyrotechnic Reference Series. The Lecture Notes for Fireworks Display Practices [ISBN-978-889526-17-1] is a set of class notes from a week-long course on practical and safety aspects of performing fireworks displays. Each 8½ x 11" page contains a pair of photocopy-reduced viewgraphs from the course lectures. The over 450 viewgraphs include 350 photographs, 120 drawings, and 50 data tables. Each viewgraph of text is intended to be complete enough for the reader to be able to understand the subject being discussed. Topics covered include: hazard management; fireworks construction, operation, and characteristics; fireworks display safety; display equipment; manual display set-up; making repairs to fireworks; manual display firing; electrical display firing; and transportation and storage. Although greatly expanded, the cover price remains the same at US$90.00. See Order Form for discounts and shipping.

A review of this book by Tom Handle, currently an officer in the PGI, has been printed in American Fireworks News, No. 295, April, 2006. It is a relatively small PDF file.

Below is the complete outline of subjects covered in the notes.

COURSE OUTLINE

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Section 1: Elements of Hazard Management for Firework Displays
Section 2: Basic Aerial Shell Components and Their Manner of Functioning
Section 3: Aerial Shell Malfunctions, Their Causes and Safety Considerations
Section 4: Alternate Fireworks Aerial Shell Components and Construction
Section 5: Typical Spherical Aerial Shell Performance
Section 6: Other Fireworks Types
Section 7: General Display Site Requirements
Section 8: Fireworks Display Equipment
Section 9: Mortar Placement Issues
Section 10: Chain Fusing Techniques
Section 11: Making Repairs to Fireworks
Section 12: Setup of Ground and Low-Level Aerial Fireworks
Section 13: Manual Display Firing Procedures
Section 14: Basic Electricity
Section 15: Set-up and Safety of Electrically Fired Displays
Section 16: Techniques for Electric Firing

Currently Scheduled Fireworks Display Practices

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