Listen Live Zia
  • Facebook
Logo
Listen Live

Menu

Skip to content
  • Home
  • On-Air
    • Mid-Day’s with Leslie T Travis
      • The Zia Country Cantina
    • Afternoon Drive with Shannon Ellis
      • Requests for Your Drive Home
  • Posts
  • Zia Country Events & Concerts
    • Taylor Shines
    • Midland: In Concert
    • Bert Kreischer
    • Concert and Event Photos >
      • Boots in the Park ’25 –
      • Way Out West Fest Highlights
      • Boots in the Park: Albuquerque
      • Carrie Underwood in Concert
      • Bataan Memorial Death March
  • Community Events
    • Pets of the Week
    • Community Events Form
  • Podcasts
  • Bravo Mic Radio
    • Podcasts
    • 101 Gold
    • Magic 104.9
    • Talk Done Right
    • La Equis 96.7
    • El Estacion del Sol
    • 94.3 The Mix
  • Connect
    • Blazin’ Deals
    • Country Cantina Requests
    • Drive Home Requests
    • Connect With Us
    • Station Rules

Fireworks Safety is Urged

Posted by Shannon Ellis on June 18, 2024 in Posts | Leave a response

Fireworks sales begin June 20 in New Mexico, so the Las Cruces Fire Department is reminding consumers of general guidelines and safety tips for the upcoming Independence Day holiday.

By state law, fireworks can be sold from June 20 through July 6.

Fireworks allowed to be purchased and discharged within Las Cruces city limits are ground and hand-held sparkling and smoking devices such as: cone fountains, crackling devices, cylindrical fountains, flitter sparklers, illuminating torches, smoke devices and wheels.

Fireworks prohibited for possession, sale or use within Las Cruces city limits are aerial and ground audible devices such as: aerial spinners, helicopters, mines, missile-type rockets, Roman candles, shells, stick-type rockets, chasers and firecrackers.

Since fireworks purchased outside Las Cruces may be prohibited within the city it is advised to possess and discharge fireworks only in the jurisdiction where they were purchased. The penalty for use and/or possession of prohibited fireworks in Las Cruces can include a fine of up to $500 and/or up to 90 days incarceration.

Rules and safety guidelines include:
• Purchase fireworks only from a licensed vendor within the municipality they will be used.
• Fireworks may not be sold to anyone who is intoxicated or younger than 16.
• Children should never use fireworks without close adult supervision.
• Keep in mind the hour of usage and be considerate of your neighbors.
• Limit use of fireworks to the outdoors, away from combustibles, and only on paved or barren land.
• Light only one pyrotechnic at a time and move a safe distance away while it ignites.
• Follow all label directions carefully and use common sense.
• Do not manipulate or otherwise use fireworks in a way that’s contrary to the manufacturer’s labeling.
• Have a reliable water source, such as a garden hose, available while discharging fireworks.
• Soak used fireworks in a bucket or tub of water, and safely dispose of all spent casings and debris.
• Pet owners are encouraged to secure their dogs and cats indoors when fireworks are discharged.
It is required that lighting fireworks only be done on paved or barren surfaces such as asphalt, concrete, or dirt with no vegetation nearby. Otherwise, an immediate water source is required where the fireworks are being used. The use of fireworks is prohibited on lands covered wholly or in part by timber, brush, grass, grain, or other flammable vegetation.

The Las Cruces Fire Department will schedule increased patrols in the next several days to target illegal use and possession of fireworks. Citations could be issued, and the confiscation of illegal fireworks is authorized.

Anyone who witnesses the use of illegal fireworks is asked to call the non-emergency number to Mesilla Valley Dispatch Authority at (575) 526-0795. To report an emergency, call 911.

Posted in Posts | Tagged aerial, dona ana, Fireworks, illegal, las cruces, legal, rockets, roman candles

About the Author

Shannon Ellis

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter

Related Posts

LCPD Press Conference on Young Park Shooting→

Blazin’ Deals!→

City Invites Residents to Designated Warming Stations→

City of Las Cruces Winter Holiday Schedule →

On-Air

Follow Zia Country 99.5 on FB

LAS CRUCES

©2025 KXPZ-FM | Made with ♥ by Vipology

Menu

  • EEO
  • FCC Public File
  • Applications
  • Bravo Mic Communications
  • Privacy Policy