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Although it's illegal to buy, sell and shoot fireworks in most of Spokane County (including within city limits), there are some places where it's allowed. With the Fourth of July around the corner, here's a handy guide for where and when you can buy 'em and where you can shoot 'em, along with some safety tips and injury statistics from 2014. 
 
According to state law, fireworks can be sold starting June 28 (this Sunday) from noon to 11 pm. From the 29th through the Fourth of July, you can buy them from 9 am to 9 pm, but some cities have passed ordinances and set stricter rules. The complete list of Washington cities that allow the sale and discharge of fireworks can be found here. See below for those nearby: 

Deer Park has the least restrictive sales and discharge rules in Spokane County: starting June 28, you can buy fireworks from noon to 10 pm. Then from the 29th until July 3 you can buy them from 9 am to 10 pm, but you can shoot them off within Deer Park city limits until July 1. You have until the July 4 to empty your stash, otherwise you have to wait till next year. 

Airway Heights and Medical Lake are the only other two cities within Spokane County that allow firework sale and discharge. Both cities only allow them to be shot off on the Fourth — Airway Heights from 9 am to midnight, Medical Lake from 9 am to 11 pm. 

Neighboring Stevens and Ferry Counties just north of Spokane allow sale and discharge according to state law, save a few cities. Same goes for Lincoln County, west of Spokane.

Last year the State Fire Marshal's Office documented 432 firework-related injuries and fires. Most of them occurred on the Fourth of July. Property damage totaled $320,240 in 2014 alone, about half of which was to residential property.

"With summer weather conditions continuing to be warm and dry this summer, vegetation is extremely susceptible to fire," says Deputy State Fire Marshal Lysandra Davis. "A small fire can easily get out of control in these conditions." 

A few tips from the State Fire Marshal's Office:

• Keep a bucket of water or hose nearby. 
  
  
• Don't get drunk or high and shoot off fireworks. 
  
  
• Always set fireworks off outdoors on a driveway or sidewalk. 
  
  
• Don't shoot fireworks at other people. 
  
  
• Don't try to re-light a dud.
  
  
• Don't try to make your own.