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Photos by Fritz Rethage  ·    Posted July 4, 2003

20th Annual Fireworks
[Fire Department]  [Lions Club]   [International Fireworks]

2003 Aerial Fireworks & Story  [Group 1]
2003 Fireworks Detonation Zone [Group 3]
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Setting Up the Fireworks Display


Display racks are secured to avoid tipping over during the action.




Fireworks charges are carefully loaded into special tubes.


Photos below:  Fuses are aligned and taped securely.
This is to avoid having one lit fuse inadvertently igniting another during the display.
The colored safety tabs are pulled just before ignition.








Contractor checks wiring controls of electrical firing.


Ready to Go!


Grand Finale was set up on the west Little League Field


Fire Official Arthur Jackson reviewing the preparations














Contractor carefully makes the right connections so the rows ignite continuously.


Contractor checks wiring controls




Grand Finale is covered in aluminum foil to avoid premature ignition by falling embers.

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2003 Aerial Fireworks & Story  [Group 1]
2003 Fireworks Detonation Zone [Group 3]
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Movies included in this story --
Set your media player to play continuously.  Cool effect -- try full screen

2004 Movies (all are about under 500k)
[fw04003]  [fw04008]  [fw04009]  [fw04010]  [fw04014]  [fw04018]
[fw04022]  [fw04024]  [fw04031]  [fw04037]  [fw04042]  [fw04044]
[fw04045]  [fw04046]  [fw04047]  [fw04048]  [fw04049]  [fw04050]

2003 Movies
Aerial View from the Field (Pete Gallo)[fw001--2.5 meg]
Aerial view from detonation zone [fw720-500k] [fw721-200k][fw722-100k] [fw807-400k]
Fireworks being ignited at detonation zone [fw018-500k] [fw026-500k] [fw035 -500k] [fw039-500k] [fw041-500k] [fw700-400k] [fw710-800k] [fw767-500k] [fw792-300k] [fw795-400k] [fw811-300k]

Editors choice: [fw767-500k]
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