Fireworks companies hope to make up for lost Fourth of July sales

TopDog Fireworks sells an equal amount of fireworks around the Fourth of July than they do leading up to New Years Eve, Davis said.

"We lost about half of the season and half of our income when the fireworks were banned for the Fourth of July holiday and that's a lot to make up," she said.

The previous ban also had a big impact on nonprofits employed by the stores that relied on sales from the season, including sales from the TopDog Fireworks warehouse located at Hwy. 290 and Huffmeister Road.

The Cypress-Springs High School Band receives a portion of the proceeds from TopDog's sales at the warehouse, which typically amount to 70 percent of the band's six-figure yearly budget, said Justin Smith, band director back in June. The money is used to pay for entry fees to contests, trips and instruments.

Each nonprofit employed by TopDog lost a different amount due to the fireworks ban, but Davis said one Houston-area high school band stood to lose $20,000 to $30,000 during the Fourth of July season.

"The nonprofits can make more money in the 11 days selling fireworks than they can doing 2,000 carwashes, they tell me," she said. "That's a huge chunk of money that they depend on. I'm thrilled that they are going to be able to make their money this season."

There were 4,000 to 5,000 temporary employees other than the nonprofits that weren't hired around the Fourth of July sales period, Davis said.

"Those nonprofits lost a huge amount of income," Davis said. "Plus you've got other stores, other companies that hire part time security and truckers that move the fireworks. The people that were affected in that fireworks ban expanded exponentially."