Getting ready for the Durango fireworks show.
Scot Davis with Durango Fire Protection District, wires 642 mortars as firefighters set up for the Durango fireworks show on Monday at Greenmount Cemetery. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Scot Davis with Durango Fire Protection District, wires 642 mortars as firefighters set up Durango’s fireworks show on Monday at Greenmount Cemetery. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Eric Palke, with Durango Fire Protection District, wires 642 mortars as firefighters prepare for the Durango fireworks show on Monday at Greenmount Cemetery. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
The 642 mortars are needed to fire off all the fireworks for Durango’s fireworks show. The mortars are all wired to a electronic firing system that safely keeps the Durango Fire Protection District personal about 75 feet away from them. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
The 642 mortars are needed to fire off all the fireworks for Durango’s fireworks show. The mortars are all wired to a electronic firing system that safely keeps the Durango Fire Protection District personal about 75 feet away from them. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Scot Davis with Durango Fire Protection District, lowers a 6-inch mortar into its tube as volunteers set up the Durango fireworks show on Monday at Greenmount Cemetery. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Scot Davis with Durango Fire Protection District, lowers a 6-inch mortar into its tube as firefighters prepare for Durango’s fireworks show on Monday at Greenmount Cemetery. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Scot Davis, left, and Rick Irwin, both with Durango Fire Protection District, wire 642 mortars in preparation for the Durango fireworks show on Monday at Greenmount Cemetery. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
The 642 mortars are needed to fire off all the fireworks for Durango’s fireworks show. The mortars are all wired to a electronic firing system that safely keeps the Durango Fire Protection District personal about 75 feet away from them. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Scot Davis with Durango Fire Protection District lowers a 6-inch mortar into its tube as firefighters prepare to set off fireworks at Greenmount Cemetery for Durango’s 2016 fireworks display. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
The 642 mortars that make up the Durango fireworks show are all wired to a electronic firing system. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
