EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Otero County has enacted a restriction for some fireworks that will last past the Fourth of July holiday.
The restriction lasts from Wednesday, June 26, through Tuesday, July 16, on the use of specific fireworks within unincorporated areas of Otero County, the County said.
Within unincorporated areas of Otero County, the following fireworks are permitted if used on three feet of bare ground or surfaces such as concrete:
Cone fountains
Crackling devices
Cylindrical fountains
Flitter sparklers
Ground spinners
Illuminating torches
Wheels
Novelty items
The following fireworks are classified as “non-permissible” and the use of these fireworks is prohibited within the unincorporated areas of Otero County:
All fireworks prohibited under the New Mexico Fireworks Safety Act
All aerial devices including:
Aerial shell kit-reloadable tubes
Aerial spinners
Helicopters
Mines
Missile-type rockets
Multiple tube devices
Roman candles
Shells
Stick-type rockets
All ground audible devices including:
Chasers
Firecrackers
For more information, you can call the Office of Emergency Services at (575) 439-2612.
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