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title: Cranbrook fireworks rules
question: "Are fireworks allowed?"
place: Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/cranbrook
category: Bylaws, noise and complaints
owner: municipal
owner_body: City of Cranbrook
sources_read: 2026-11-05
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# Cranbrook fireworks rules

**Question:** Are fireworks allowed?

**Short answer:** No. Cranbrook bans storing, selling or setting off consumer fireworks anywhere in the City at any time. Display (professional) fireworks need a permit from the Director of Fire and Emergency Services, and no outdoor display permits are issued from April 1 to October 31.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (City of Cranbrook, https://www.cranbrook.ca)  
**Cost:** Permit fee not stated. Municipal ticket $150 for possessing or discharging fireworks; $250 for display fireworks without a permit or storing fireworks without a permit.  
**Where:**
- Phone: Cranbrook Fire and Emergency Services (non-emergency), 250-426-2325

## Key facts

- **Setting off fireworks:** No. Consumer fireworks may not be stored, sold or discharged anywhere in the City at any time. Display fireworks (high-hazard, professional) may be possessed or set off only with a permit, and no permits are issued for outdoor display fireworks from April 1 to October 31.
  - Source: [Fire Services Bylaw No. 3676, 2010 (consolidated to June 11, 2018), ss. 9.1, 9.2](https://cranbrook.civicweb.net/document/5036)
  - Official wording: "No person shall, at any time store, sell or discharge Consumer Fireworks anywhere" … "within the City." … "No person shall at any time, possess or set off Display Fireworks unless that" … "No permits shall be issued for outdoor Display Fireworks within the City" … "between April 1st and October 31st."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Selling fireworks:** No. No one may sell consumer fireworks in the City at any time. Display fireworks may be sold, given or traded only to a person holding a valid permit from the Director of Fire and Emergency Services.
  - Source: [Fire Services Bylaw No. 3676, 2010 (consolidated to June 11, 2018), ss. 9.1, 9.4](https://cranbrook.civicweb.net/document/5036)
  - Official wording: "store, sell or discharge Consumer Fireworks anywhere" … "No person shall offer for sale, sell, give or trade any Display Fireworks to any person" … "other than a person presenting a valid Permit issued by the Director of Fire and"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **What counts as fireworks:** Consumer fireworks include cannon crackers, fireballs, firecrackers, mines, Roman candles, skyrockets, squibs, torpedoes and other explosive products made to produce an explosion. Display fireworks are high-hazard articles for professionals, such as aerial shells, cakes, Roman candles, waterfalls, lances and wheels.
  - Source: [Fire Services Bylaw No. 3676, 2010 (consolidated to June 11, 2018), Schedule A definitions](https://cranbrook.civicweb.net/document/5036)
  - Official wording: "includes cannon crackers, fireballs, firecrackers, mines, Roman" … "candles, skyrockets, squibs, torpedoes, and other explosive products" … "Display Fireworks means high–hazard firework articles designed for use by" … "professionals. These articles include items such as aerial shells,"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Permit:** Only display fireworks can be permitted. The applicant must be the person supervising the display and hold a Natural Resources Canada Fireworks Supervisor Certificate. The City's application also needs landowner permission, a site plan and liability insurance of at least $2,000,000. Permits come from the Director of Fire and Emergency Services. Fee: not stated.
  - Source: [Fire Services Bylaw No. 3676, 2010 (consolidated to June 11, 2018), ss. 9.2(a), 9.3](https://cranbrook.civicweb.net/document/5036)
  - Official wording: "unless that" … "person has first obtained a valid Permit from the Director of Fire and" … "person must also possess a valid Fireworks Supervisor Certificate issued by"
  - Source: [Fireworks Permit Application, Fireworks Permit Application, page 2](https://docs.cranbrook.ca/downloads/eForms/fireworks-permit-application.pdf)
  - Official wording: "A Certificate of Liability Insurance evidencing a limit of liability no less than $2,000,000 for property"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Fine:** Municipal ticket: possessing or discharging fireworks $150; possessing or setting off display fireworks without a permit $250; storing fireworks without a permit $250. Discharging fireworks in a public place (Public Places Bylaw): bylaw notice $200 ($150 if paid within 14 days; $250 after 28 days) or ticket $200.
  - Source: [Municipal Ticketing Information System Bylaw No. 3856, 2016, Schedule B5](https://cranbrook.civicweb.net/document/106172)
  - Official wording: "Possession or Discharge of Fireworks 9.1 150.00" … "Possession or Set Off of Display Fireworks Without a Permit 9.2(a) 250.00" … "Storage of Fireworks Without Permit 9.5 250.00" … "Discharge fireworks 3.1(g) $200.00"
  - Source: [https://cranbrook.civicweb.net/document/106176/, Schedule A8](https://cranbrook.civicweb.net/document/106176/)
  - Official wording: "Discharge fireworks $200.00 $150.00 $250.00"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
- **Bylaw:** City of Cranbrook Fire Services Bylaw No. 3676, 2010, Part Nine (Fireworks)
  - Source: [Fire Services Bylaw No. 3676, 2010 (consolidated to June 11, 2018), s. 1.1; Part Nine](https://cranbrook.civicweb.net/document/5036)
  - Official wording: "City of Cranbrook Fire Services Bylaw" … "PART NINE – FIREWORKS"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06

## How it works

The [Fire Services Bylaw](https://cranbrook.civicweb.net/document/5036) bars anyone from storing, selling or discharging consumer fireworks in Cranbrook. These include cannon crackers, fireballs, firecrackers, mines, Roman candles, skyrockets, squibs and torpedoes. Sparklers are not named in the bylaw. Display fireworks (high-hazard, for professionals, such as aerial shells and cakes) may be possessed or set off only with a permit.

## Steps

1. Download the Fireworks Permit Application from the City's eForms page.
2. The applicant must be the person supervising the display and hold a Natural Resources Canada Fireworks Supervisor Certificate.
3. The City's application also needs landowner permission, a site plan and liability insurance of at least $2,000,000.
4. Submit it to Fire and Emergency Services (250-426-2325) and wait for the permit.

## Good to know

- No permits are issued for outdoor display fireworks from April 1 to October 31.
- Display fireworks may be sold, given or traded only to a person holding a valid permit.
- The City's Fire FAQ also lists "possess" among the banned acts for low-hazard fireworks; the bylaw does not. Ask the fire department if unsure.
- Setting off fireworks in a public place is also banned by the Public Places Bylaw: a bylaw notice is $200 ($150 if paid within 14 days, $250 after 28 days), or a municipal ticket of $200.
- Fire Services Bylaw offences have no bylaw notice, only municipal tickets. Court fine $100 to $10,000.

## Official forms and pages

- [Fireworks Permit Application (PDF)](https://docs.cranbrook.ca/downloads/eForms/fireworks-permit-application.pdf)
- [Fire Services Bylaw No. 3676, 2010, Part Nine (PDF)](https://cranbrook.civicweb.net/document/5036)

## Related questions

- [Cranbrook backyard fire and burning rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cranbrook/backyard-fire.md)
- [Cranbrook noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cranbrook/noise-rules.md)
- [Cranbrook bylaw fines and how tickets work](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cranbrook/bylaw-fines.md)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Fireworks rules in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fireworks.md)
- [Kimberley](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kimberley/fireworks.md)
- [Fernie](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fernie/fireworks.md)
- [Canal Flats](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/canal-flats/fireworks.md)
- [Sparwood](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sparwood/fireworks.md)
- [Creston](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/creston/fireworks.md)
- [Elkford](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/elkford/fireworks.md)

## Sources

- [FAQ, Cranbrook Fire and Emergency Services](https://www.cranbrook.ca/our-city/city-departments/fire-and-emergency-services/faq) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Fire Services Bylaw No. 3676, 2010 (consolidated to June 11, 2018) (PDF)](https://cranbrook.civicweb.net/document/5036) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Fireworks Permit Application (PDF)](https://docs.cranbrook.ca/downloads/eForms/fireworks-permit-application.pdf) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw No. 4049, 2021, Schedule A8 (PDF)](https://cranbrook.civicweb.net/document/106176) (read 2026-11-05)
- [Municipal Ticketing Information System Bylaw No. 3856, 2016 (PDF)](https://cranbrook.civicweb.net/document/106172) (read 2026-11-05)
- [https://cranbrook.civicweb.net/document/106176/](https://cranbrook.civicweb.net/document/106176/) (read 2026-11-05)

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