Clark County Council votes to repeal fireworks ban
In 3-2 vote, the council overturned the December ban on all but safe and sane fireworks By Jack Heffernan, Columbian county government and small cities reporter
Published: February 2, 2021, 4:25pm
Share: Assistant sales floor managers Cory Pena, left, and Skye Leach set up fireworks at TNT Fireworks Warehouse in Vancouver in June 2020. (Alisha Jucevic/The Columbian)
Neighborhood aerial fireworks displays in unincorporated Clark County will be allowed, after all.
The Clark County Council on Tuesday held a public hearing to consider repealing a controversial ordinance that banned all but Class C, commonly known as “safe and sane,” fireworks. The reversal passed by a 3-2 margin.
Late-night fire damages garage, house in Ridgefield
Published: February 2, 2021, 6:15am
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3 Photos Crews from Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue battle a fire that damaged a detached garage and house at 2834 N. Smythe Road in Ridgefield late Monday night. (Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue) Photo Gallery
Fire damaged a Ridgefield house and detached garage late Monday night, according to Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue.
The fire was reported at 11:15 p.m. at 2834 N. Smythe Road, according to a fire agency statement. It was originally called in as a garage fire by a resident who had to run to a neighbor’s house to call 911 because he didn’t have a telephone.
Firefighters were dispatched to the fire after a resident called 911 at 4:40 a.m. Sunday and said the second story of her house was on fire, according to a news release from the Vancouver Fire Department.
Clark County Council considers repealing fireworks ban
Public hearing scheduled for Feb. 2 By Jack Heffernan, Columbian county government and small cities reporter
Published: January 11, 2021, 6:02pm
Share: Fireworks available for purchase in Clark County. Amanda Cowan/The Columbian files
The Clark County Council appears set to overturn a controversial fireworks ordinance passed just over a month ago.
The council will hold a public hearing Feb. 2 to consider repealing the ordinance that banned all but Class C fireworks. Commonly known as “safe and sane” fireworks, they’re defined as those that travel no more than 1 foot into the air or no more than 6 feet on the ground.