American Pyrotechnics Association (APA)
www.americanpyro.com
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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
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Jeremiah Smith, (812) 363-0294
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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 Association
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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
www.crackerjacks.org
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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 Association (HPA)
www.heartlandpyro.org
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Michael Bradash
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| Heartland Pyrotechnics
Association, 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 Association (IPA)
www.iowapyro.com
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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 (JPA)
juniorpyros.org
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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. |
Midlands Pyrotechnic Association (MPA)
midlandspyroassociation.com
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Ben Smith
Joel Harmon - (402) 291-7544
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| The MPA is a geographically
diverse multi-state club with members from South Dakota, Iowa,
Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska. They are roughly centered in
Eastern Nebraska. They host weekend shoots throughout the year
at several locations in Eastern Nebraska and Western Iowa.
During these events MPA members are able to manufacture and
shoot fireworks in a safe and legal setting. |
Missouri Pyrotechnics Association (MO Pyro)
www.mopyro.us
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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 (MPAG)
www.mpag.org
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Robert Kesling
John Svinicki
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| MPAG was incorporated in
January 1999, with the express purpose of providing the
Michigan fireworks enthusiast an opportunity to share their
love of energetic artistry with others of like mind. MPAG
members include shell builders, professional shooters, package
art collectors, pyro-choreographers and people who just plain
like to watch fireworks. MPAG publishes a newsletter quarterly,
hosts multiple shoots throughout the year and hosts a full
service, fully featured website. |
New Hampshire Pyrotechnics Association (NHPA)
www.nhpyro.org
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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
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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
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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.
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Northern Lights Pyrotechnic Club (NLPC)
www.thenlpc.org
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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.
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Northwest Pyrotechnics Association
www.npaclub.org
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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.
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Ohio Pyrotechnic Arts Guild (OPAG)
www.opag.us
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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 Association
www.oregonpyro.com
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Daniel Tanner, (541) 744-1406
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| Focusing on the legal aspects
of pyrotechnics in Oregon |
Pennsylvania Pyrotechnic Artists (PA Pyros)
pa-pyroartist.org
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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
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Hans J. Miller, (701) 205-5003
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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 (PAT)
www.fireants.org
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| The Pyrotechnic Artists of
Texas (PAT) club was formed in 1997 and it's mission is to
promote the safe use and enjoyment of all types of
pyrotechnics. We offer training and state approved signoff
programs in the use of 1.3G fireworks as well as family
involvement with 1.4G material. We have members with Texas
manufacturer's licenses who offer classes in shell and rocket
construction. We meet three times a year with events in North,
Central, and South Texas. Our gatherings consist of seminars in
the assembly of fireworks, setup of fireworks displays, safety
techniques for operation, safety demos, and additional
activities. PAT also provides family's the opportunity to enjoy
fireworks with their children. |
Rocky Mountain Pyrotechnics Guild
www.rmpg.org
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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. |
St Louis Shoot
www.stlshoot.com |
Ed Vasel, (314) 374-8802
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| The St Louis Shoot began in
2006 with a small group of firework enthusiasts and has grown
into one of the largest pyrotechnic events in the U.S. The Shoot draws
spectators from 25 states each year and includes product
demo's, a dozen displays, PGI DOC training, firing system
seminars and a huge pyromusical competition. This all takes
place over 3 days each September. |
Stumptown Shooters
(website temporarily down)
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Gene Zdrazil, (319) 629-5162
Mark Woodburn
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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". |
Tennessee Fireworks Association
www.tnfwa.org
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Ernest Clevenger, (615) 292-8385
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| The Tennessee Fireworks
Association is a member drive association organized in 2007 as
a 501 (c) 6 nonprofit corporation, registered in Tennessee and
is dedicated to the advancement of fireworks use and safety in
Tennessee. All fireworks personnel working with retailers,
seasonal retailers, display providers, distributors,
manufacturers, operators, contractors, hobbyists,
municipalities and schools are invited to be members of the
Tennessee Fireworks Association. |
Western New York Pyrotechnic Association
www.wnypa.com
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Bob Leo, (585) 826-4921
Jeff Staskiewicz, (716) 560-4904
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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 Association
www.westernpyro.org |
Pete Wood (President)
Tom Calderwood
Greg Dandurand
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| The Western Pyrotechnic
Association 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 (WPAG)
www.wpag.us
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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. |
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