The Post has compiled a list of rules each Johnson County city has in place regarding the fireworks, including Shawnee's recently loosened regulations. File photo.

Correction: Roeland Park only allows the shooting of certain novelty items, like sparklers and snakes, for a certain time period on July 4. An earlier version of this story incorrectly said the city allows fireworks, too.

As hard as it might be to believe, Independence Day is just around the corner, and with the national holiday comes the tradition of shooting off some fireworks.

However, with each city in Johnson County having different rules and regulations, the Post decided to put together a list of what types of fireworks are legal in each township.

Below is a look into each city’s rules with the pyrotechnics, including Shawnee’s recently-loosened regulations.

The city of Overland Park prohibits the use of “any device that produces a visible or audible effect through combustion or detonation,” according to the city’s website.

In order to “prevent damages to property, reduce burn injuries and protect lives,” fireworks, including sparklers, are prohibited within the city of Lenexa, according to the city’s website.

The city now allows residents to light other fireworks from July 3-4 from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. after the city council recently loosened city rules on pyrotechnics.

Per city codes, it is illegal to “keep, store, display for sale, fire, discharge or explode any fireworks.”

Roeland Park’s website says you can use only certain kinds of “novelty” items — including wire sparklers, novelty snakes, snappers, novelty smoke devices and cone fountains — between noon and 10 p.m. on July 4.

Fireworks are not allowed within Merriam’s city limits, a recent on the city’s official Facebook page says.

No one can sell, possess, use, explode or discharge any fireworks except for supervised public exhibitions or displays, per city code.

Fairway Fireworks of all kinds, including roman candles and sparklers, are prohibited within city limits, according to city code.

Like other cities in the area, Leawood has adopted the international fire code, which limits the purchase, possession and selling of all fireworks and related pyrotechnics.

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