Sales of fireworks begins

Check rules to know when, where fireworks are legal

By Monika Spykerman, Staff writer

July 3, 2025 8:01 am

Clark County,

Dynamite Fireworks in Hazel Dell is stocked up and ready to open for business today when fireworks go on sale in Clark County. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)

Dynamite Fireworks in Hazel Dell prepares for fireworks sales in Clark County — except in Vancouver city limits — to begin today. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)

Dynamite Fireworks in Hazel Dell is stocked up and ready to open for business today, when fireworks go on sale in Clark County. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)

Dynamite Fireworks in Hazel Dell has flags flying for the Fourth of July holiday. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)

Dynamite Fireworks in Hazel Dell has stocked hundreds of boxes of fireworks. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)

Dynamite Fireworks in Hazel Dell sets its flags flying to catch the attention of passersby. Sales open today, though discharging fireworks inside nearby Vancouver city limits is illegal. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)

Sales of fireworks, which start today in Clark County, generate an annual revenue of about $4 million. While debates continue between residents and public officials about whether fireworks are a lauded tradition or hazard to health and property, local fireworks aficionados will trek to sellers with names like Mean Gene, Bomber Brothers, TNT, Blackjack and Dynamite.

The sale and use of fireworks is illegal within Vancouver city limits, with fines starting at $500 for those who flout the law. Twenty-three citations were issued last year.

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