Drought

  • Drought is the number one enemy of fireworks displays.
  • Drought happens when a place has had very little rainfall and conditions are very dry.
  • Most big fireworks shows are launched over water to reduce the risk of starting fires from remaining burning embers in wooded areas.
  • Sometimes, when there is a fire risk in an area because of drought, bans will be put on the sale of fireworks and shows can be canceled.