WWW Sites

Fireworks Setup Pictures of the setup of a display. Note the HDPE mortars and racks.

Happy Birthday America. USA CityLink Project

ISURO : Artifices - Fireworks Jako Nougaret's fireworks page from France; mostly in French.

John Sergneri's Home Excellent pages of fireworks in Barcelona, Spain.

Larry Crump's Fireworks Page. Great bits of info with behind the scenes photos.

National Campaign for Firework Reform An interesting safety group from the UK.

Paradox Pyrotechnics Archive Rob Peacock's archive of posts to rec.pyrotechnics and other data.

Paul's Pyrotechnics Page has lots of great info about the annual Benson & Hedges International Fireworks Competitions in his beautiful hometown, Montréal, Québec, Canada. With some great photos of the 96 B&H too!

Petri Pihko's Pyro Page Lot's of good info here from Finland. Visit his The secrets of pyrotechnic light and colour production for some excellent info on how color is attained.

Pyrobilia Online Info for those who like to collect labels, posters and other neat fireworks stuff.

Pyrotechnics Johan Heide's Pyrotechnics page. From Norway with most in English.

Pyrotechnics John Dubois' pages. A fun and informative visit.

PYRO Web A site mostly in Japanese.

About Hanabi An historical and cultural page about fireworks in Japan. In English

Redzone Firecracker Labels A site with images of various firecracker labels.

Tom's Pyro Web Book. Tom Perigrin's famous book. A must visit ... especially his Safety Pages

Tom's Pyro Page. Tom Dimock's interesting series of pages. A must visit ... he's got it all!

Firework Safety A loaded questions - misleading answers anti-fireworks site by Dr. Jeffrey G. Strauss.

Fourth of July Essentially the same as above, only a bit snappier graphics.

Firework Safety John Nesbitt's single minded crusade against fireworks. Deceptive as hell!

Ebisu-kou Fireworks Video images from Japan of some Japanese style aerial fireworks.

Fallas de Valencia 1996 - Reportaje sobre la masclet` Images from Valencia, Spain. Note: The distances from the fusillade of aerial salutes to the audience and the buildings!

Hints on firework photography... A post from Jim Cathey on how to take pictures of fireworks.

Doug's Pyro Page Doug Bazarnic's fireworks photos.

Studio D Larry & Judi DiGioia's site with tips and info.

Martha Cooper's New York City Seen Photos of the Chinese Lunar New Year in Chinatown.

Playing with fireworks A picture site with children playing with fireworks (Japan).

Smithsonian Photographers Shoot Fireworks Hints and images of fireworks in Washington, DC.

A&E's Pop Goes the 4^th is an annual live program of the concert with the Boston Pops and fireworks over the Charles River in Boston, Massachusetts USA. 7:30 PM EDT (-5 GMT). Repeats twice that evening.

Discovery Magazine Keep of the Forbidden Flame

The Discovery Channel. Check the schedule for shows like Amazing America with a segment about the 1994 PGI Convention, The Know Zone and Beyond 2000 for segments about fireworks, rockets and other energetic materials. They also have some articles online too. Playing with Fire describes one of the many individual pyro artists who develop many of the innovative creations seen in the sky.

The PBS show NOVA Kaboom has a page about fireworks and explosives with some interesting animations.

Guy Fawkes Day. A brief look at this unique English celebration of the 1605 plot by Guy Fawkes to blow up King James I and Parliament with bonfires and fireworks.

Center For Fawkesian Pursuits has an interesting page with all sorts of info regarding or related to Guy Fawkes, including a history of Guy Fawkes and his Day!. This site is especially for those who think terrorism and bombings are "new" or a recent phenomena of political or social unrest. Not!

The US Naval Observatory has a site that will assist in calculating sunset and phases of the moon, some important considerations when planning a fireworks display.

Teacherlink has an interesting outline for primary school instruction.

The US Institute of Theater Technology is an excellent group for those who want to learn more about special effects of all types in theatrical productions.

The National Association of Rocketry (NAR) is the association for model rocketeers.

The Tripoli Rocketry Association (TRA). TRA is the association for sport rocketeers.