-City of Gordon Press Release
During last year’s City of Gordon fireworks display, two volunteer fire department members were injured during the detonation. After these injuries, City Manager Spaugh was contacted by Fire Chief Rich Haller who noted that the Gordon Fire Department would no longer be doing the detonation of the fireworks.
In March of this year, the Fire Department once again confirmed that they would not be available for the detonation. The City of Gordon fully supports the decision of the fire department and understands the risks which they have taken in the past.
The City of Gordon contacted several vendors who are involved in the setup and detonation of fireworks for municipalities, but all companies are booked for this year; some as early as June 28th.
City Manager Spaugh also contacted Lew’s Fireworks, a company from whom the city has purchased fireworks in the past, and they were willing to provide training on detonating fireworks electronically. But there was not enough time this year before the 4th of July to complete the training. Therefore, all options for the 2021 fireworks display have been exhausted and with great regret, the City of Gordon will not have a fireworks display in 2021.
City officials will begin work immediately to organize the 2022 fireworks display.