The El Paso County Sheriff's Office and the Colorado Springs Police Department have combined their resources, in the field of explosives and improvised explosive devices, by forming the Colorado Springs Metro Explosives Unit . The unit consists of FBI certified hazardous devices technicians, also known as bomb technicians, who are on call for such things as suspicious packages, explosives, live military ordnance, and other similiar situations. The Explosives Unit also handles problems involving fireworks in El Paso County.
Fireworks are illegal to use or possess in the City of Colorado Springs.
Certain fireworks are legal to use in El Paso County, provided there is not a fire ban in effect such as during times of high fire danger. The possession of explosives for commercial purposes requires a permit from the Colorado Division of Labor. A background check is conducted on all applicants by the El PasoCounty Sheriff's Office, which is then turned over to the Division of Labor. Please contact a member of the Explosives Unit if you have any questions concerning explosives. All Web pages are formatted for 640 x 480 resolution monitors.