With Independence Day, many people will be celebrating the holiday with fireworks.

Readers should know that the rules for firework vary by community, with each city and county having its own regulations.

One good piece of advice is to “shoot them where you buy them.” That means, you should purchase fireworks in the same community where you plan to shoot them off. Community guidelines can vary on what types of fireworks are allowed. Vendors are only allowed to sell fireworks that are legal in the communities they are selling in.

Here is a quick look at when fireworks are allowed in various locations in the TSnews readership area.

• Argonia – Fireworks are allowed in the city June 27 through July 5. The hours are 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily, and until midnight on July 4. Discharge in the streets is prohibited. Argonia allows residents more days to shoot fireworks than rural parts of Sumner County.

• Cheney – Fireworks may be shot off July 1-4. The hours within city limits are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. July 1-3, and 10 a.m. to midnight July 4. 

It is unlawful for any person to discharge fireworks upon any public street, alley or avenue, or in any park or public space with the city and the city's fire zone. 

• Clearwater – Fireworks sales begin on June 27, but shoppers must wait until July 1 to start using them. Fireworks can be discharged within city limits from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on July 1-2, and 10 a.m. to midnight on July 3-4. According to Clearwater's city code, you may be charged with littering if your fireworks are not picked up in a timely manner. 

• Conway Springs – Fireworks may be discharged July 1-4 between 8 a.m. and midnight. Fireworks must be used on private property only and with the consent of the property owner. Using fireworks in the street is prohibited. For information, call the Conway Springs Police Department at 620-456-2277.

• Garden Plain – You can get an early start in Garden Plain. Fireworks may be discharged within city limits from July 29 through July 4. The hours are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. through July 3, and 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. on July 4.

• Goddard – This is another early starter when it comes to fireworks. Goddard allows you to discharge fireworks within the city limits between 8 a.m. and 10 p.m. from June 27 to July 5, and until 11 p.m. on July 4. It is illegal to shoot off fireworks in any street or alley or in a public park, unless an area has been designated by the chief of police as a public fireworks discharge area.

• Haysville – You can shoot off fireworks starting on June 27. The hours are 8 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. June 27-July 2, and 8 a.m. to midnight July 3-4. Fireworks may only be used on private property with the owner's permission. Fireworks may not be discharged on city streets or sidewalks, or in city parks. 

• Viola – Fireworks are allowed from 9 a.m to midnight July 1-4.

• Sedgwick County – Fireworks may be possessed and shot from July 1 through July 4 in all unincorporated areas of Sedgwick County. The hours are 8 a.m. to midnight. However, it is illegal to buy or sell fireworks in the unincorporated areas of Sedgwick County.

• Sumner County – Fireworks may be possessed and discharged in the unincorporated areas of Sumner County from 8 a.m. to midnight July 1-4. Fireworks are allowed on any property if permission is obtained from the landowner and written evidence of said permission is on the person of a responsible adult involved in the discharge of fireworks. 

Non-emergency number

Sedgwick County will operate a non-emergency number for fireworks complaints. It is meant to receive calls for non-emergency nuisances that do not pose a threat to life or property. This includes fireworks complaints, parties and excess noise. The line will operate from 6 p.m. to 3 a.m. on June 30 to July 5. Call 316-290-1011.