Cedarbrook’s town common draws roughly 4,000 spectators for the Fourth, spread across a public field with three access roads that need to stay clear for emergency vehicles throughout the display. The site plan set the firing line 560 feet back from the nearest viewing area to clear NFPA 1123’s minimum distance for the show’s 8-inch shells, with rope-and-stanchion crowd lines placed and staffed jointly with the volunteer fire department.
This is a traditional, non-music-synced display built on a classic density curve — a modest opening, three building sections that each introduce a larger shell size, and a finale barrage using the full firing line simultaneously. Shell selection favored red, white, and blue color combinations, with willow and crossette effects used through the middle sections for visual variety before the finale.
