Photos: Behind the scenes of preparing a July Fourth fireworks display in Branford

Posted Jul 03, 2012

By vwilliams

Pyro FX of Hamden prepares a fireworks display for the fourth of July fireworks display in Branford.

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David Beisler loads racks for fireworks into a truck at a Pyro FX warehouse in Hamden Photo by Arnold Gold/New Haven Register
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Left to right - Nick Vincenti, Tim Tiedermann and David Beisler loads racks for fireworks into a truck at a Pyro FX warehouse in Hamden. Photo by Arnold Gold/New Haven Register
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David Beisler of Pyro FX stacks eight inch guns for large shells onto a barge at Stony Creek in Branford. Photo by Arnold Gold/New Haven Register
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Tim Tiedermann (center) of Pyro FX carries supplies for a fireworks show onto a barge at Stony Creek in Branford. Photo by Arnold Gold/New Haven Register
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David Beisler of Pyro FX stacks racks for a fireworks show onto a barge at Stony Creek in Branford. Photo by Arnold Gold/New Haven Register
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Phil Gaugin, Jr., of Pyro FX stacks racks for a fireworks show onto a barge at Stony Creek in Branford. Photo by Arnold Gold/New Haven Register
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Phil Gauvin, Sr., (right) of Pyro FX carries an eight inch gun for large shells for a fireworks show onto a barge at Stony Creek in Branford. Photo by Arnold Gold/New Haven Register
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Phil Gauvin, Jr.,(center) and David Beisler (right) of Pyro FX build a box for to contain guns for large shells on a barge at Stony Creek in Branford. Photo by Arnold Gold/New Haven Register
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Trod Nossel recording studio, Wallingford: Paul Gauvin Sr. (of East Haven) of Pyro FX in Hamden left works with engineer Brendan Morawski of Manchester right on the music and timing of the soundtrack for Paul's fireworks shows. Photo by Mara Lavitt/New Haven Register
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Trod Nossel recording studio, Wallingford: Paul Gauvin Sr. (of East Haven) of Pyro FX in Hamden left works with engineer Brendan Morawski of Manchester right on the music and timing of the soundtrack for Paul's fireworks shows. Photo by Mara Lavitt/New Haven Register
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Trod Nossel recording studio, Wallingford: Paul Gauvin Sr. (of East Haven) of Pyro FX in Hamden left works with engineer Brendan Morawski of Manchester right on the music and timing of the soundtrack for Paul's fireworks shows. Photo by Mara Lavitt/New Haven Register
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Trod Nossel recording studio, Wallingford: Paul Gauvin Sr. (of East Haven) of Pyro FX in Hamden left works on the music and timing of the soundtrack for Paul's fireworks shows. Photo by Mara Lavitt/New Haven Register
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Trod Nossel recording studio, Wallingford: some of the fireworks show producing software Paul Gauvin Sr. (of East Haven) of Pyro FX in Hamden has for producing his fireworks shows. Photo by Mara Lavitt/New Haven Register
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PyroFX of Hamden sets up the fireworks show for East Haven on a barge off the East Haven Town Beach. Photo by Mara Lavitt/New Haven Register
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PyroFX of Hamden sets up the fireworks show for East Haven on a barge off the East Haven Town Beach. John Kozak of Killingworth loads fireworks onto the barge in Branford. Photo by Mara Lavitt/New Haven Register
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PyroFX of Hamden sets up the fireworks show for East Haven on a barge off the East Haven Town Beach. Mike Bryden of Feeding Hills, MA left, Phil Gauvin Jr. of Branford, and John Kozak of Killingworth load mortar racks onto the barge in Branford. Photo by Mara Lavitt/New Haven Register
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PyroFX of Hamden sets up the fireworks show for East Haven on a barge off the East Haven Town Beach. Mortar racks and fuses in the photo. Photo by Mara Lavitt/New Haven Register
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East Haven Fire Marshal Anthony Moscato checks off at PyroFX of Hamden loads the fireworks show for East Haven on a barge in the Branford River. Photo by Mara Lavitt/New Haven Register
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PyroFX of Hamden sets up the fireworks show for East Haven on a barge off the East Haven Town Beach. Phil Gauvin Jr. of Branford left and John Kozak of Killingworth load shells into mortar racks. Photo by Mara Lavitt/New Haven Register
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PyroFX of Hamden sets up the fireworks show for East Haven on a barge off the East Haven Town Beach. Mike Bryden of Feeding Hills, MA left, John Kozak of Killingworth center and David Gaetano of Branford work on the fuses. Photo by Mara Lavitt/New Haven Register
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PyroFX of Hamden sets up the fireworks show for East Haven on a barge off the East Haven Town Beach. David Gaetano of Branford work on the fuses. Photo by Mara Lavitt/New Haven Register
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PyroFX of Hamden sets up the fireworks show for East Haven on a barge off the East Haven Town Beach. David Gaetano of Branford work on the fuses. Photo by Mara Lavitt/New Haven Register
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PyroFX of Hamden sets up the fireworks show for East Haven on a barge off the East Haven Town Beach. The shells and the fuses. Photo by Mara Lavitt/New Haven Register
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PyroFX of Hamden sets up the fireworks show for East Haven on a barge off the East Haven Town Beach. A large shell that will explode into a smiley face. Photo by Mara Lavitt/New Haven Register
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PyroFX of Hamden sets up the fireworks show for East Haven on a barge off the East Haven Town Beach. Left to right: Mike Bryden of Feeding Hills, MA, John Kozak of Killingworth, Mike Amendola of Killingworth, and Phil Gauvin Sr. work on the set up. Photo by Mara Lavitt/New Haven Register
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PyroFX of Hamden sets up the fireworks show for East Haven on a barge off the East Haven Town Beach. Some of the boxes of shells. Photo by Mara Lavitt/New Haven Register
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PyroFX of Hamden sets up the fireworks show for East Haven on a barge off the East Haven Town Beach. Fire extinguishers and boxes of shells on the barge. Photo by Mara Lavitt/New Haven Register
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PyroFX of Hamden sets up the fireworks show for East Haven on a barge off the East Haven Town Beach. Photo by Mara Lavitt/New Haven Register