American Pyrotechnics Assoc.
www.americanpyro.com |
Julie Heckman, (301) 907-8181
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| The APA is the premier trade
association of the fireworks industry. The APA was founded in 1948
with three principle aims: to encourage safety in the design and use
of all types of fireworks; to provide industry information and support
to our members; and to promote responsible regulation of the fireworks
industry. |
Bluegrass Pyrotechnics Guild
www.bluegrasspyro.org |
David Lynch, (513) 252-2455
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| The BPG was founded in the
mid-'90s, and we have members from Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Tennessee,
and other neighboring states. Our membership includes both
professional and amateur pyro enthusiasts who get together 8-10 times
a year for meetings/shoots/seminars/safety trainings. We welcome
anyone who is interested in the art of fireworks. |
| Connecticut Pyrotechnics Assoc. |
Alfred Rose, (860) 442-1602
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| The CPA has disbanded, however
Alfred Rose can be contacted regarding pyro in the state. |
CrackerJacks Fireworks Club
www.crackerjacks.org |
Daniel Clark, (704) 456-9462
Estevan Maas, (908) 216-7321
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| The CrackerJacks was established
in 1976 as a club for fireworks enthusiasts. The club is based in
Virginia. However, our members hail from all up and down the East
Coast and as far away as Washington. CrackerJacks members run the
gamut from world class pyrotechnic professionals to the avid
spectator. We have 3 shoots each year along with competitions,
seminars and other special events. |
Heartland Pyrotechnic Assoc.
http://www.heartlandpyro.org |
Michael Bradash
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| Heartland Pyrotechnics Assoc.,
Inc., (HPA) is a non-profit organization started in 1988 by
individuals that love fireworks. HPA encourages the safe use, and
legal use of fireworks through the sharing of knowledge. Membership is
comprised of many facets - fireworks enthusiasts, professionals, and
people that simply just enjoy watching fireworks. HPA operates mainly
in Tri-State area of northern IN, but has shoots in southwest MI and
the mid-northern IL areas. HPA offers a safe and legal way to display
all types of fireworks. |
Iowa Pyrotechnic Assoc.
www.iowapyro.com |
Thomas Pingenot
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| A Non-Profit Organization
dedicated to safe, legal and artistic pyrotechnic operation within the
state of Iowa and surrounding states. The club aids the development of
its membership through training, demonstration and the exchange of
information. The IPA holds bi-monthly meetings, sends out a newsletter
to members and holds several club shoots each year including the
annual, community co-sponsored “Boomtown – TNT on 218” event in
Vinton, Iowa. |
Junior Pyrotechnics Association
juniorpyros.org |
Frank Richards
Chad Stivers
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| The JPA is composed of young
adults and children whose parents are PGI members. JPA members, ages 6
to 17, gather at the PGI Convention where they hold their own seminars
and activities and present a fireworks display. |
M.A.F.F. (Mid-Atlantic Fireworks Festival)
www.maff.ws |
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| The Mid-Atlantic Fireworks
Festival is dedicated to providing its attendees the ability to pursue
their passion for fireworks in a safe and legal manner, while at the
same time providing a spectacular show for our spectators. Yes,
spectators. While M.A.F.F. is put on by pyrotechnic enthusiasts and
not a display company it is open to the public. |
Missouri Pyrotechnics Association
www.mopyro.us |
Noel Zimmerman, (314) 961-5636
Kent Zimmerman, (314) 631-2424
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| MoPyro was founded to give
fireworks enthusiasts in Missouri and Illinois a local club. We
promote the safe, sane and legal use of fireworks. The club is filled
with members from the interested novice all the way to owner operators
and past PGI Grand masters. |
Michigan Pyrotechnics Art Guild
www.mpag.org |
Michael Fales, (989) 205-0493
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| The Michigan Pyrotechnic Arts
Guild is a club largely comprised of shell builders and people that
love to shoot fireworks. We usually have 5 shoots per year allowing
members to bring and shoot fireworks. The club serves the Great Lakes
Region. |
New Hampshire Pyrotechnics Assoc.
www.nhpyro.org |
John Mathers
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| The NHPA is a New England based
Club dedicated pyrotechnis training and to the safe, artful and lawful
use of pyrotechnics. |
Northeast Ohio Pyrotechnics Group (NEOPG)
www.neopg.com |
Russell Bloom, (440) 363-1750
Brian Whitlach, (440) 363-1750
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| NEOPG is a group of pyrotechnic
enthusiasts, located in Northeast Ohio with members from across the
state and the country. They encourage and promote the legal, safe and
artful use of pyrotechnics. NEOPG meet several times throughout the
year to teach, learn and practice their art, enjoy the fellowship of
our members and to promote the individual goals of their members in
the pyrotechnic arts. |
Northern Lighters
www.northernlighters.org |
Paul Marchio
Webmasters McGrath and Wolf
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|
Northern Lighter Pyrotechnics, Inc. is a Minnesota based
non-profit corporation formed for the purposes of promoting the
safety, skill and artistry in pyrotechnics through education, research
and providing the public with opportunities to enjoy well presented
firework displays. We are one of the oldest all-volunteer fireworks
clubs in the United States with formal incorporation dating to 1977.
|
Northern Lights Pyrotechnic Club
www.thenlpc.org |
Tim Jameson
Brett Hallden, (860) 982-2341
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|
The NLPC is a New England based club and their membership spans
the North East and Mid-Atlantic regions. Their mission is to promote a
safe and legal passion, more commonly known as the pyrotechnic arts.
Envisioned in 2006 and formed in 2007, the club has enjoyed steady
growth the past few years. From their humble beginnings as a group of
strangers shooting fireworks on a beach, they have grown into a tight
knit group of friends bound by a common love.
|
Northwest Pyrotechnics Association
www.npaclub.org |
Al Oestreicher
Info
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|
Formed in late 2010, the NPA is the culmination and
determination of various northwest groups/professionals and the
successor to the NorthWest Pyrotechnic Arts Association (NWPAA). In
many ways, the NPA and NWPAA are one in the same. We hope to bring
back what was an active community, share our knowledge through
educational classes and hands-on activities.
|
Ohio Pyrotechnic Arts Guild
www.opag.us |
Doug Blue, (740) 253-1759
Doris Rapp, (740) 947-2810
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| The Ohio Pyrotechnic Arts Guild
(OPAG) began in 1997 when a group of interested PGI members met to
discuss the possibility of forming a club in Ohio. We're a small
group, with members mainly from Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana. New
members are welcome! |
Oregon Fireworks Assoc.
www.oregonpyro.com |
Daniel Tanner, (541) 744-1406
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| Focusing on the legal aspects of
pyrotechnics in Oregon |
Pennsylvania Pyrotechnic Artists
pa-pyroartist.org |
Howard Fry President, (814) 659-7201
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| The Pyro Artists is a non-profit
organization that provides its members a means to use and enjoy
fireworks legally and safely, to share their experience and further
their pyrotechnic knowledge. We are a small, personable group, with
most of our members living in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York.
We welcome anyone who is interested in promoting and practicing the
responsible use and enjoyment of the various forms of the pyrotechnic
arts. |
Prairie Thunder Pyro
www.prairiethunderpyro.org |
Hans J. Miller, (651) 295-2403
Dan Muzzey, (218) 331-0499
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| A group of fireworks
entuhusiasts based in Fargo, ND. Our mission is to educate our
members, the public, media, and govenrment entities, in the safe and
artistic use of all types of pyrotechnics. We welcome all types of
fireworks lovers ranging from children who awe at the color and sound
in the sky, to the Old Snorts who are here to guide us through our
journey into pyro bliss. |
Pyrotechnic Artists of Texas
www.pyrotexas.org |
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| PAT was formed in 1997 as an IRS
certified Not for Profit Texas Membership Corporation. We presently
offer training and state approved signoff programs in the use of 1.3G
fireworks as well as family involvement with 1.4G material. We hope to
soon have a Texas manufacturer's license to be able to build within
our club. We currently meet 3 times a year Near Houston, Dallas-Ft
Worth and Temple, TX. |
Rocky Mountain Pyrotechnics Guild
www.rmpg.org |
Steve & Micki McDanal
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| RMPG is a growing non-profit
organization formed in 1999 to encourage the safe, artistic and legal
use of fireworks through education. We host 9 or more shoots, plus PGI
Display Operator Certification courses and meetings each year. Our
members are fireworks enthusiasts, professionals and creative
individuals from Colorado, New Mexico and other western states. |
Stumptown Shooters
(website temporarily down) |
Gene Zdrazil, (319) 629-5162
Matt Newhouse
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| "Organically generated" is the
best way to describe how this club came to be in the mid 1990’s. A
rather unorthodox and informal group of smoke-smellers from across
Iowa and surrounding states that will go just about anywhere to shoot
fireworks, the Stumptown Shooters Pyrotechnic Club of River Junction,
Iowa is dedicated to furthering pyrotechnic safety and artistry while
educating the public, the media, code enforcement officials and
legislators on the safe and legal uses of fireworks. The Stumptown
membership strongly supports the PGI Display Operator Certification
Program. Many of its members are certified trainers and the group
holds PGI Certification courses several times a year. Please check our
website for details on classes and general information on "all things
pyro". |
Western New York Pyrotechnic Assoc.
www.wnypa.com |
Bob Leo, (585) 826-4921
Jeff Staskiewicz, (585) 343-9118
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| WNYPA was formed in 1992 and
incorporated as a not-for-profit organization in 1995. The
organization is composed of shooters from various companies,
distributors, manufacturers, importers, display company owners, and
people who "just love fireworks"! Our main objectives are to teach, to
learn and to have fun, safely. Our meetings are held the second
Thursday of the Month, usually in Orchard Park, NY. We strive to have
3-4 family style fireworks picnics each year. For more information,
feel free to contact us! |
Western Pyrotechnic Assoc.
www.westernpyro.org
|
Pete Wood (President)
Tom Calderwood
Greg Dandurand
|
| The Western Pyrotechnic Assoc.
or WPA is a non-profit group of fireworks professionals and hobbyists.
We are banded together to promote the enjoyment of fireworks of all
types and encourage their safe and legal use. We have two gatherings
per year, the Western WinterBlast in Lake Havasu City, AZ over
President's Day Weekend and Do-It, held in Hawthorne Nevada in
September. |
Wisconsin Pyrotechnic Arts Guild
www.wpag.us |
Larry Huber, (920) 495-0158
Jackie Arseneau, (715) 966-2793
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| The WPAG holds at least four
meetings or shoots a year. All or our meetings and shoots are held at
a permanent shoot location in central Wisconsin about 20 miles east of
Wausau. Format is generally hands-on seminars and manufacturing on
Friday and Saturday with a business meeting in the late afternoon on
Saturday followed by a pot-luck meal. We conclude with several hours
of open 1.4G and 1.3G shooting after dark on Saturday. The WPAG also
offers shooter training using the PGI's Display Fireworks Shooter
Certification course in April each year. |
