o 20 Length in minutes of the 2014 fireworks show, same as 2013.
o 12,122 Individual fireworks shots in the 2014 show, compared with 11,751 in 2013.
o 5,865 Pounds of fireworks to be launched in the 2014 show, compared with 6,125 in 2013.
o 1,567 Pounds of explosives used to launch those fireworks, compared with 1,654 in 2013.
o 450 Height in feet of tallest fireworks.
o 30K-35K People expected to attend (the same as in 2013, 2012, 2011 and 2010.)
o 1855 Year of Vancouver’s first Fourth of July celebration.
o 1963 Year the fort fireworks display began (it started in 1962 at the Clark County Fairgrounds). There was no show in 2009.
Swimming fish, flashing thunder and white strobes will decorate the skies over Clark County tonight as part of the annual Independence Day at Fort Vancouver celebration.
The all-day festivities at the Fort are undeniably the biggest show in town, but they are just one option during a day chock-full of holiday parades, music, pie-eating contests, sack races, history and other activities across the county.