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Effects can be divided up by their style and further sorted in each style by size. Each style is unique both in its performance characteristics and distance away from crowd. The following will contain the list of effects. Ground level, low level, mid level, high level, and aquatic are the general headings. We will discuss the peculiarities of the effects pertaining to each heading.
Illumination flares - bright colored flames lighting the area and can be used to highlight static objects in silhouette.
Fountains - devices spraying any color variety or combinations of sparks upwards in fan pattern w or w/o added effects as whistles and stars.
Fireballs - different sized roiling balls of fire w or w/o report.
Sparking Wheels - fountains mounted in any variety and combination off the ground on a free spinning wheel.
Lancework Pictures - logos, messages, any graphic either static or animated outlined with colored lance flares and attached to an upright framework.
Radios - series of rocket motors designed to fly away, fly away and return or any combinations these are attached to a line that acts as a guide.
Waterfalls - multiple fountains mounted on a suspended line so when displayed looks like a waterfall.
Mines - Lit stars rising in a fan pattern w and w/o added special effects
Small Calibre Roman Candles - successively discharge a number of stars w or w/o comet tails, colors, spinners, whistles and many other effects.
Small Caliber Cakes - individual tubes with one shot in each tube fused to fire progressively from a single ignition, in sequence from seven to over a hundred shots.
Comets - individual or combination board displaying fluffy tail colored comets to a height of 30 meters.
Barrage Boards - larger caliber multi tube units that are fused to fire progressively and are ignited with one ignition, effects are of varied types and combinations.
Roman Candles - large caliber shoot a sucession of effects, effects come in several varieties and number of shots.
Aerial Shells - designed to be fired out of reusable mortars, varied effects that come in sizes designated by the bore of the mortar needed to fire. Shell attributes differ with size, as a rule shells rise to burst height of 33m(100ft) per diameter inch(25.4mm) and the burst area different sizes occupy when at altitude is 27m(30yds) per diameter inch(25.4mm)
Best sites are where crowd faces east with sufficient distance to maintain the seperation distance between the crowd and the effects; which is 100 meters(100yds) plus a fall out zone recommended to be 200 meters(200yards) between effects and end of range. Which would look like a clear field of at least 300 meters(yards) distance. Shorelines on any type body of water are premium sites as require just the 100 meter(yards) distance from crowd to effects as the water would qualify as the fall out zone. Other features that would enhance, as a bridge to suspend waterfalls from as well as features that could be considered hazards, as overhead lines or in proximity to high risk features as occupied or fire susceptable structures. All potential hazards should be taken into consideration when choosing site.
Consideration must be given to engage volunteers to act as security between crowd and fireworks. This is most important as sufficient numbers should be approached as security should be provided during show set up as well as the show itself.
1 - Pick date and alternate date.
2 - Settle budget amount
3 - Email Us pyroex qz sasktel.net or phone/fax this information to us and request show quote.
We will choreograph a show considering this budget, special site features and your preferences. Keep in mind that shows are priced per effect. The larger the effect the larger area it will occupy upon discharge. So smaller budgets utilize smaller effects to keep the show time length reasonable.
4 - We will respond with program and itemized invoice
5 - Upon obtaining your final approval, we will then make arrangements to view site prior to show to familiarize ourselves with site.
7 - Secure date with 50% deposit cheque.
8 - We will transmit an application to puchace form for you to get approval of authority having jourisdiction, usually the fire chief or R.M. Reeve. Fax this form back.
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