Fireworks law in local areas

• The city of Coulee Dam forbids fireworks year round.

• No fireworks will be allowed in Grand Coulee this July 4 because of a federal ban on them in the only normally designated spot: North Dam.

• Elmer City, being on the Colville Reservation, follows tribal code. The Elmer City Council June 24 discouraged any fireworks use. “Fire danger is high this year,” states a draft letter to their citizens...