Check before going to the site in the coming days: the prefect of Seine-Maritime has issued an order to prohibit the firing of fireworks, as well as the release of flying lanterns in the department from this Wednesday and until Monday August 15, 2022 included. A decision made due to drought and high heat.
“Such weather conditions imply the taking of preventive measures in order to avoid any start of fires linked to the firing of fireworks, as part of the August 15 festivities”, writes the prefect, Pierre-André Durand, in a press release. It is nevertheless specified that this prohibition does not apply to fireworks displays “by pyrotechnicians holding a valid qualification certificate”. In short: some mayors can, in liability, make the decision to maintain their fireworksif it is drawn by a professional.
Fireworks canceled in Yport, maintained in Doudeville
In the department, several municipalities have taken the decision to cancel their fireworks. To Bolbec, the decision was made a few days ago, for the August 6 festivities. To Yport, Mayor Christophe Dubuc also prefers to postpone the fireworks scheduled for Sunday, August 14. It will take place but on September 17, for Heritage Days.
“The problem is that we shoot the fireworks at the foot of the cliffexplains the mayor of Yport. However, currently, the herbage which is just above it is no longer grass, it is straw. The slightest spark falling from the sky would have inevitably ignited a part of the ground, without knowing how far it could have spread.
In Doudeville, on the other hand, the fireworks of this Sunday August 14 are maintained. “I am aware, like everyone else, of the climatic period we are living inexplains Mayor Daniel Durécu. That said, the fireworks take place at the level of the castle of Galleville, in a stone courtyard, which limits the risk of conflagration. The second thing is that the country’s patronal feast has not taken place for two years… From the moment we are dealing with professionals who are certified, we take the risk of maintaining it.”