Fireworks sales booming

Local fireworks sales have surged amidst cancellations

CONCERNS OVER CORONAVIRUSCAUSED LOCAL OFFICIALS INALMOST EVERY COMMUNITY INSOUTHEAST WISCONSIN TO CANCELFOURTH OF JULY FIREWORKSCELEBRATIONS.

RYAN JENKINSREPORTS, THAT HAS LED TO ABOOM IN SALES AT LOCALFIREWORK SHOPS.RJ: COVID-19 is certainlyhaving an impact here atPhantom Fireworks in RacineCounty.

You can see the isleshere are very busy.

Themanager tells me sales are upthis year, about 25 percent,and many of the shoppers arefirst time customers.

(JudiMucklin, First-time fireworksshopper)09:54:45 We knowabsolutely nothing aboutfireworks.THE CANCELLATION OFFOURTH OF JULY FIREWORKSDISPLAYS IS SENDING PEOPLE IKEJUDI MUCKIN TO THE FIREWORKSSTORES FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME.09:55:32 Almost everything'scanceled so, if you can do itwith a small group of familyand enjoy yourself that's allthat's important.RYAN WELCHHAS A CART FULL.

HE SAYS THISYEAR WILL BE DIFFERENT FOR HISFAMILY AS WELL.

(Ryan Welch,Phantom Fireworks Shopper)09:40:00 Usually we travelduring that time we travel andwe head out to the northeastpart of the united statesCONNERAY RAY AND HIS TEAM AREWORKING HARD TO KEEP UP.09:32:27 Definitely waybusier, by a lot.09:35:02 Nowthat people can finally go outto a certain extent, the firstupcoming holiday now out ofquarantine is the Fourth ofJuly...THE STAFF HERE ISADJUSTING TO NEW SOCIALDISTANCING RULES AND MASKREQUIREMENTS AS WELL.ANDCONNERAY SAYS THIS IS ALSO ANIMPORTANT TIME TO REMINDEVERYONE TO RESPECT THE LAW.(GFX)IF YOU WANT TO USEFIREWORKS IN WISCONSIN, YOU'LLNEED TO GET A PERMIT FROM YOURMUNICIPALITY.EACH CITY OR TOWNHAS ITS OWN RULES, BUT MOST OFTHEM REQUIRE PERMITS FOR ANYFIREWORK THAT EXPLODES ORLEAVES THE GROUND.09:35:43Here in wisconsin, everywhereis different so we advisepeople to check with theirlocal town hall andjurisdiction.(GFX)IN THE CITYOF MILWAUKEE, ANY ITEM THATEMITS SMOKE, A BANG, ORSPARKLE IS CONSIDERED ILLEGALAND VIOLATORS COULD FACE AFINE OF UP TO $1,000.AND WHILESTRESSING FIREWORK SAFETY, THETEAM AT PHANTOM FIREWORKSCONTINUES TO MEET INCREASEDDEMAND.

REPORTING IN RACINECOUNTY, RYAN JENKINS, TMJ-4NEWS.