BAN ALL ILLEGAL FIREWORKS

Support for the Ban on illegal fireworks

National Support

A ban on the sale of consumer fireworks is supported by the following national organizations, to name a few.

American Academy of Ophthalmology

American Academy of Pediatrics

American College of Emergency Physicians

American Academy of Family Physicians

American Association for Hand Surgery

American Association of Public Health Physicians

American Burn Association

American Society of Plastic Surgeons

Emergency Nurses Association

Fire Department Safety Officers Association

International Association of Arson Investigators

International Association of Fire Chiefs

International Association of Fire Fighters

Metropolitan Fire Chiefs

National Association of PediatricNurse Association

National Association Association of School Nurses

National Fire Council

National Volunteer Fire Council

Prevent Blindness America

International Fire Marshals Association

National Association of State Fire Marshals

NFPA (National Fire Protection Association)

Local Support - Hillsborough County

Strict compliance and enforcement of State fireworks statutes are supported by the State of Florida Fire Marshal, The State of Florida Fire Marshals Association, and within Hillsborough County by the Fire Marshal or Fire Department in Tampa, Temple Terrace, Plant City and Hillsborough County,
In addition, the following organizations have written letters of support for an ordinance to stop the sale of illegal fireworks.

The Sierra Club - Hillsborough County
The Sierra Club - Pinellas County
The Tampa Audubon Society
The Carrollwood Alliance, representing 43 neighborhood organizations
The Town & Country Alliance, representing 53 neighborhood and affiliated organizations
THAN (Tampa Homeowners, an Association of Neighborhoods), representing 40 neighborhood associations within the City of Tampa
In addition, 74 neighborhood associations have responded independently supporting an ordinance.