N.H. Code Admin. R. Saf-C 5017.02 – Distance from Audience

(a) The audience at a display of display fireworks shall be restrained behind lines that are at least 200 feet from the point where the display fireworks are discharged.
(b) As shown in Table 5017.1 below, for any display, the National Fire Protection Association NFPA 1123 Code for Display Fireworks, 2014 edition table 5.1.3.1 titled “Distances for Outdoor Aerial Shell Display Sites”, available as noted in Appendix B, shall be used as a minimum distance with the exception of shells that are smaller than 3 inches in diameter, which shall be at least 200 feet from the audience:
Table 5017.1 Distance from Audience
Mortar Size
Vertical Mortars
Secured Diameter of Site
Special Hazards
Inches
Feet
Feet
Feet
1
200
400
400
1.5
200
400
400
2
200
400
400
2.5
200
400
400
3
210
420
420
4
280
560
560
5
350
700
700
6
420
840
840
7
490
980
980
8
560
1120
1120
10
700
1400
1400
12
840
1680
1680
(c) Only the operator, authorized assistants, fire chief, or the commissioner shall be allowed inside the display site. The restraining lines shall be erected with fencing or rope which shall clearly define the restricted discharge area.
(d) At no time shall a mortar be angled towards the audience.

Source. (See Revision Note at Chapter Heading for Saf-C 5000) #6055, eff 7-1-95; amd by #7481, eff 4-25-01; paragraph (b) EXPIRED: 7-1-03; amd by #8117, INTERIM, eff 7-14-04; paragraph (b) EXPIRED: 1-10-05; amd by #8261, eff 1-21-05; amd by #9471, INTERIM, eff 5-15-09, EXPIRED: 11-11-09; paragraph (a) EXPIRED: 11-11-09; amd by #9750, EMERGENCY RULE, eff 7-1-10, EXPIRES: 12-28-10; ss by #9765-A, eff 8-2-10; ss by #12124, eff 3-6-17; ss by #12738, eff 4-30-19