Fireworks Ban List for Metro Detroit: What We Know So Far [Updated]

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As dry conditions persist over much of Michigan, more local communities have banned Fourth of July consumer fireworks, which are legal in the state, from Sunday, July 3, through Tuesday, July 5.

State officials contemplated but will not impose a statewide ban on consumer fireworks due to fire risk.

“Statewide bans are not being considered at this time,” the Michigan Department of Natural Resources said Friday in a news release. “Anyone planning on doing any open burning or lighting of fireworks will need to check with local units of governments on any regulations or ordinances that may be in effect.”

The dry weather prompted Huron Clinton Metroparks to cancel its Fourth of July fireworks display at Indian Springs Metropark in White Lake on Thursday, but the show set for Lake St. Clair is on schedule. A Thursday night fireworks show also went off as scheduled at Hudson Mills. Get the full schedule of Metro Detroit Fireworks here.

Some local communities have banned fireworks and other types of burning over the Fourth of July holiday, including:

• Canton has banned all fireworks and recreational fires on all properties. Read more.
• Dearborn hasn’t banned fireworks, but the fire chief “warned against” lighting them and said local ordinances surrounding their use will be strictly enforced. Read more.
• Dearborn Heights has banned all fireworks and open fires.
• Farmington has banned fireworks and open burning, including outdoor fireplaces.
• Farmington Hills has banned fireworks and open burning.
• New Baltimore has imposed an open fire ban.
• Northfield Township has imposed an open fire ban.
• Orion Township has banned bonfires and brush fires.
• Oxford Township/Oxford Village has banned fireworks and open fires.
• Pontiac has banned fireworks and recreational fires.
• Waterford Township has banned all recreational fires.
• White Lake Township has banned on all recreational fires.

New to thelist of communities that have banned fireworks and/or open fires are: Clarkston, Corunna, Ecorse, Highland Township, Holly, Lyon Township, Milford, Montrose Township, Shelby Township and Washington Township.

Communities that have warned against the use of fireworks include the following: Ann Arbor, Dearborn, Garden City, Livonia, Melvindale, New Baltimore, Orion Township and Waterford Township.

Here are some consumer-grade fireworks safety tips from the state fire marshal’s office:

• Use fireworks only on private property.
• Launch fireworks only from a hard surface, never from grass.
• Keep a hose nearby with someone assigned to man it.
• Never use fireworks under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

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