Each year the grounds crew spends the week prior to the Independence Day Spectacular setting up for the show. This year
we reduced our future work load by installing pieces of drain tile in the
ground next to the bank of the irrigation reservoir. The drain tile pieces hold the fireworks
mortar tubes which in turn hold the mortars.
On the day of the event, fireworks mortars are dropped into the mortar
tubes, wired and then fired. Afterwards,
the tubes are cleaned of debris, covered and then sit until next year. This area will be seeded with a native mix and it will melt into the surrounding landscape.
