Joey Rothman has been involved in the pyro community since 1992 which is when he first met Richard Cole and became his protégé. Joey attended several WPA and PGI events with Richard and continues to attend events with his family based out of Alabama. He’s dedicated to helping pyros stay in compliance with federal explosives laws and has a Facebook group dedicated specifically to getting and maintaining an ATF explosives license or permit. Joey has an ATF Federal Explosives License (FEL) for manufacturing and a type 4 magazine on his property. Joey is interested in expanding his magazine collection to include a type 2 magazine for high order explosives.