Fireworks go on sale Saturday: Here's where and when they can be purchased from local nonprofits
Jun. 30—Early morning Saturday, Bakersfield city firefighters will visit scores of local fireworks vendors to make sure their booths are in tiptop shape for the thousands of Bakersfield residents looking to celebrate the Fourth of July.
There are plenty of options throughout Bakersfield for buying some "Safe and Sane" fireworks fun. That's the label indicating a firework is legal to buy and enjoy.
Across Kern County, fireworks will go on sale at noon.
The Kern County Fire Department has released information showing where residents are reporting instances of illegal firework use. According to the data, the city of Bakersfield was where people most often reported seeing illegal fireworks.
Here are the nonprofits approved to sell their wares, according to the county and city fire departments. Be aware that, although a nonprofit may have been approved, some vendors may not be open. That could be for a variety of reasons, but most often, Bakersfield Fire Marshal Shane Gardner said, it's because there aren't enough people signed up to oversee the booth.
COUNTY-APPROVED BOOTHS
* Abundant House Trust Private Foundation, 2351 Union Ave., Bakersfield
* Alive in Christ Jesus Fellowship, 9730 Main St., Bakersfield
* Back2Back Athletics, 3111 N. Chester Ave., Bakersfield
* Bags of Love, 3960 N. Chester Ave., Bakersfield
* Bakersfield Apostolic Church, 1700 Niles St., Bakersfield
* Bakersfield Assault Baseball, 6249 Niles St., Bakersfield
* Bakersfield Braves, Snow Road and Calloway Drive, Bakersfield
* Bakersfield College Choir, 35184 Merle Haggard Drive, Bakersfield
* Bakersfield Men's Gymnastics Association, 3404 Coffee Road, Bakersfield
* Bakersfield Pentecostal Church of Jesus Christ, 2800 River Blvd., Bakersfield
* Beardsley Music Booster Club, 830 Roberts Lane, Bakersfield
* Blast Club Baseball, 1654 Calloway Drive, Bakersfield
* Body of Christ Fellowship, 12700 Rosedale Highway, Bakersfield
* Centro Cristiano Agape de Bakersfield No. 2, 6121 Niles St., Bakersfield
* Coronado Baptist Church, 516 Norris Road, Bakersfield
* Couples for Christ, 10800 Rosedale Highway, Bakersfield
* Delta Zeta Tau Fraternity, 250 Stine Road, Bakersfield
* Disciples Church, 4500 Rosedale Highway, Bakersfield
* First Free Will Baptist Church, 6500 Niles St., Bakersfield
* First Pentecostal Church of Jesus Christ, 12418 Rosedale Highway, Bakersfield
* Foothill High School, Morning Drive and Breckenridge Road, Bakersfield
* Golden Empire Youth Football, 6465 Niles St., Bakersfield
* Grace Baptist Church, 2550 Jewetta Ave., Bakersfield
* I-5 Baseball, 3100 Taft Highway, Bakersfield
* Iglesia Nuevo Amanecer, 2191 Niles St., Bakersfield
* Influencers Youth Sports, Noriega and Allen roads, Bakersfield
* Intervarsity Christian Fellowship 3, 2211 N. Chester Ave., Bakersfield
* Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, 1800 California Ave., Bakersfield
* James 2-15 Inc., 2111 Alta Vista Drive, Bakersfield
* Jerusalem Mission Church, 924 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Bakersfield
* JUMP-American Gymnastics, 3622 Allen Road, Bakersfield
* Kern County Rugby Association, 10595 Rosedale Highway, Bakersfield
* Kern Resource Center Inc., 2244 Allen Road, Bakersfield
* Liberty High School Music, 13045 Rosedale Highway, Bakersfield
* Lion of Judah Wrestling Academy, 6515 Fruitvale Ave., Bakersfield
* McFarland Track Club, 5360 Olive Drive, Bakersfield
* Ministerio Fuente De Misericordia, 209 Weedpatch Highway, Bakersfield
* Mira Monte High School, Pioneer and Morning drives, Bakersfield
* New Hope Family Worship Center, 5640 E. Brundage Lane, Bakersfield
* New Hope Family Worship Youth, 5037 E. Brundage Lane, Bakersfield
* North High Athletic Booster Club, 3004 Airport Drive, Bakersfield
* North High Band Boosters, 2500 N. Chester Ave., Bakersfield
* Open Gate Church, 1300 Airport Drive, Bakersfield
* Rosedale Bible Church, 16000 Rosedale Highway, Bakersfield
* South Valley Soccer Club No. 2, 731 Airport Drive, Bakersfield
* South Valley Soccer Club No. 3, 715 Airport Drive, Bakersfield
* Stars Gymnastics, 3622 Allen Road, Bakersfield
* Tehillah Ministries No. 2, 630 Fairfax Drive, Bakersfield
* Tehillah Ministries Youth No. 3, 3200 N. Chester Ave., Bakersfield
* The Upperroom Pentecostals, Niles Street and Morning Drive, Bakersfield
* Tommy's Legacy Inc No. 1, 2839 Niles St., Bakersfield
* Tommy's Legacy Inc No. 2, 2055 Flower St., Bakersfield
* Truth Tabernacle, 2924 Taft Highway, Bakersfield
* Valley Baptist — Celebrate Recovery, 5500 Olive Drive, Bakersfield
* VBF — Youth Ministry, 6228 Coffee Road, Bakersfield
* Venom Youth Athletics, 3611 Taft Highway, Bakersfield
* Victory Outreach Bakersfield South County, 5951 Niles St., Bakersfield
* Victory Outreach Bakersfield South, E. 1324 Flower St., Bakersfield
* Victory Outreach Bakersfield South — Oildale, 1015 Columbus Ave., Bakersfield
* Victory Outreach Bakersfield South — Oildale, 2500 Haley St., Bakersfield
* Victory Outreach East, 1332 Bernard St., Bakersfield
* Victory Outreach East, 723 Quantico Ave., Bakersfield
* Victory Outreach Lamont Women's Recovery, 9111 Weedpatch Highway, Lamont
* Victory Outreach Lamont, Union Avenue and Belle Terrace, Bakersfield
* Victory Outreach Southwest Men's Recovery, Fairfax Drive and Brundage Lane, Bakersfield
* Victory Outreach Southwest Youth, 2958 Niles St., Bakersfield
* Victory Outreach Southwest — Olive, 1227 Olive Drive, Bakersfield
* Victory Outreach Southwest, Bernard Street and Alta Vista Drive, Bakersfield
CITY-APPROVED BOOTHS
* American Academy of Gymnastic Booster Club, 1249 Allen Road
* Bags of Love Foundation, 1115 Union Ave.
* Bakersfield Aces, 8001 White Lane
* Bakersfield Bandits Softball, 9628 Rosedale Highway
* Bakersfield College Foundation, 9500 Brimhall Road
* Bakersfield Elks Lodge No. 266, 1515 Golden State Ave.
* Bakersfield High School Driller Band Booster, 9410 Rosedale Highway
* Bakersfield Jr Drillers Wrestling, 3500 Panama Lane
* Bakersfield Pentecostal Church, 3901 Auburn St.
* Bakersfield Police Officers Association (Cadets), 5625 Gosford Road
* BHS Parent Teacher Student Organization, 400 Oak St.
* Blossoms of My Life Radio Ministry, 4011 Ming Ave.
* Bread of Life Deliverance Ministries, 2850 S. Chester Ave.
* Buena Vista Museum of Natural History, 3201 Mall View Road
* Calvary Chapel Bakersfield, 5075 Gosford Road
* Canyon Hills Assembly of God, 8000 White Lane
* Canyon Hills Senior Housing, 5700 Stockdale Highway
* Central California Aztecs, 2641 Oswell St.
* Central California Blast, 8400 Rosedale Highway
* Centro Cristiano Agape De Bakersfield, 1520 Brundage Lane
* CityServe Network, 5510 Stockdale Highway
* Community Service Organization Behavioral Health, 3500 Stine Road
* Covenant Foundation, 1701 Pacheco Road
* Daybreak Baptist, 5446 Taft Highway
* Discovery Church, 7301 White Lane
* Emmanuel Temple Church, 2300 Columbus St.
* Faith Baptist Church, 1960 Ming Ave.
* First Assembly Church Bakersfield, 2600 Verdugo Lane
* First Pentecostal Church of Jesus Christ of Bakersfield, 6465 Ming Ave., #175
* Frontier Blue Crew Band, 5625 Calloway Drive
* Grace Assembly of God, 11102 Brimhall Road
* Hawk Helpers: Centennial High Scholl Band and Colorguard (Talons), 5200 Stockdale Highway
* Highland High School Athletic Boosters, 4800 Fairfax Road
* Hope Christian Center, 6300 White Lane
* Iglesia Nuevo Amanecer, 2100 White Lane
* Independence High School Falcon Band Boosters, 6300 Ashe Road
* InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, 2901 Calloway Drive
* Kayla Learning Center, 6225 Colony St.
* Kern County Probation Officers Association, 8200 Rosedale Highway
* Kern County Shrine Club, 3030 Brundage Lane
* Kern Premier Aquatics Club, 9000 Ming Ave.
* Laurelglen Bible Church, 2801 Ashe Road
* Liberty Christian Center, 8801 S. H St.
* Liberty PATS, 9030 Rosedale Highway
* Mision Apostolica De La Fe En Cristo Jesus, 1717 Ming Ave.
* New Arising Destiny Center, 912 New Stine Road
* New Life Church Bakersfield, 4201 Stine Road
* Norris Elementary, 11200 Olive Drive
* Olive Branch Community Church, 12000 Olive Drive
* Ridgeview High School Music Boosters, 5001 Panama Lane
* Roadrunner United Futbol Club, 6401 White Lane
* Scotts Social Services, 4650 Gosford Road
* South High Athletic Booster Club, 2705 S. H St.
* South Valley SC Inc., 4400 Coffee Road
* St. John's Lutheran School, 4500 Buena Vista Road
* Stockdale High Mustang Posse Association (cheer and football), 13011 Stockdale Highway
* Stockdale High School Band Boosters, 3300 Buena Vista Road
* Tehillah Ministries Church, 3515 Mount Vernon Ave.
* The First Church of the Nazarene Bakersfield, 2801 Hughes Lane
* The Oaks Community Church, 10200 Campus Park Drive
* The Word of Life Worship Center, 404 Bernard St.
* Tommy's Legacy Inc, 6500 South Union Ave.
* Triple Play Softball/Baseball Club, 3331 Calloway Drive
* Truth Tabernacle, 214 Hosking Ave.
* United Veterans of Kern County, 2331 Chester Lane
* Upper Room Ministry, 2505 Haley St.
* Valley Bible Fellowship (Soul), 2601 Fashion Plaza
* Victory Outreach Bakersfield South, 4100 Ming Ave.
* Victory Outreach East, 2691 Mount Vernon Ave.
* Victory Outreach SouthWest City, 1801 White Lane
* Villagers Inc., 1501 White Lane
* West High Viking Band Boosters, 4400 Ming Ave.
* Youth Corps, 9600 Hageman Road
* Youth Tomorrow of Bakersfield, 55 Allen Road
