New York State Pyrotechnician Certificates of Competence

A list of state-mandated pyrotechnician certificates issued for activities involving explosives in New York State, outside New York City. The data includes certificate classifications (Class A, B, C) defined by participation in proximate and non-proximate audience fireworks shows. It is maintained by data.ny.gov and was last updated in 2026.

Use Cases

• Verifying active license status for an individual using Certificate Number and Certificate Status.
• Tracking certification renewal cycles using Issued Date and Expiration Date.
• Analyzing the distribution of pyrotechnician qualifications by Certificate Type (Class A, B, C).
• Identifying certified individuals by name using First Name and Last Name for event planning or safety audits.

Strengths

• Provides specific, state-defined competency classifications (Class A, B, C) for pyrotechnicians.
• Cross-platform presence on Socrata and Data.gov suggests official importance and accessibility.
• Contains key administrative fields for verification, including Certificate Number, Status, and dates.

Limitations

• Key metadata is missing: row count, file size, license, and author are not provided.
• Sources disagree on the last updated date (2026-05-29 vs. 2026-04-11).
• Geographic coverage is explicitly limited to New York State, excluding New York City.

Provenance

Source

data.ny.gov

Collection Method

State-mandated licensing registry.

Time Range

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Freshness

2026-05 09:07:45

Geography

New York State (excluding New York City)