{"title":"Fernie fireworks rules","question":"Are fireworks allowed?","slug":"fireworks","place":{"path":"ca/bc/fernie","name":"Fernie","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"bylaws-and-complaints","name":"Bylaws, noise and complaints"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"City of Fernie","url":"https://www.fernie.ca"},"short_answer":"In the City of Fernie, setting off consumer or display fireworks requires a Fireworks Permit from the Director of Fire and Emergency Services. No consumer permit is issued to anyone under 18 or during an open fire ban. The permit form lists $10 for consumer and $75 for display fireworks.","aliases":["fireworks permit fernie","set off fireworks fernie","fireworks bylaw fernie","fire ban fireworks"],"cost":"Consumer fireworks $10; display fireworks $75. City events and some non-profit associations are exempt from fees.","how_long":null,"where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Fernie Fire Hall","value":"250-423-4226"},{"type":"email","label":"Fernie Fire Rescue","value":"ferniefr@fernie.ca"}],"documents":["Fireworks Permit application (Schedule D of the bylaw)","Display fireworks only - liability insurance and a Natural Resources Canada Fireworks Supervisor Certificate"],"forms":[{"title":"Fire Protection and Life Safety Bylaw No. 2029 (PDF), with the Fireworks Permit in Schedule D","url":"https://fernie.civicweb.net/document/54425"}],"related":[{"slug":"backyard-fire","title":"Fernie backyard fire and burning rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fernie/backyard-fire/"},{"slug":"bylaw-fines","title":"Fernie bylaw fines and how tickets work","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fernie/bylaw-fines/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/sparwood","name":"Sparwood","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sparwood/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/cranbrook","name":"Cranbrook","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cranbrook/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/elkford","name":"Elkford","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/elkford/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kimberley","name":"Kimberley","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kimberley/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/canal-flats","name":"Canal Flats","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/canal-flats/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/creston","name":"Creston","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/creston/fireworks/"}],"topic":{"title":"Fireworks rules in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fireworks/"},"facts":{"use":{"label":"Setting off fireworks","value":"Not without a Fireworks Permit. It is unlawful to fire consumer or display fireworks in the City unless the Director of Fire and Emergency Services has issued a permit. No consumer fireworks permits are issued during an open fire ban or to anyone under 18.","short":"Only with a Fireworks Permit","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://fernie.civicweb.net/document/54425","title":"Fire Protection and Life Safety Bylaw No. 2029 (PDF), consolidated to Amendment 5 (June 2024), City of Fernie","section":"s. 7.2, 7.3","quotes":["It shall be unlawful for any person to fire, set off or explode","Fireworks Permits shall not be issued for Consumer Fireworks during an open","Fireworks Permits shall not be issued for Consumer Fireworks to any one"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"sale":{"label":"Selling fireworks","value":"Consumer fireworks may not be sold, offered for sale or otherwise disposed of while an open fire ban issued by the Fire Director is in effect anywhere in the City.","short":"Not during an open fire ban","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://fernie.civicweb.net/document/54425","title":"Fire Protection and Life Safety Bylaw No. 2029 (PDF), consolidated to Amendment 5 (June 2024), City of Fernie","section":"s. 7.1","quotes":["No person shall sell, offer for sale or otherwise dispose of Consumer","at any time when an open fire"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"what_counts":{"label":"What counts as fireworks","value":"Consumer fireworks are low-hazard fireworks for recreational use (Class 7.2.1 under the Explosives Act), excluding display fireworks, Christmas crackers, sparklers and caps for toy guns. Display fireworks are high-hazard fireworks for professionals (aerial shells, cakes, roman candles and so on).","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://fernie.civicweb.net/document/54425","title":"Fire Protection and Life Safety Bylaw No. 2029 (PDF), consolidated to Amendment 5 (June 2024), City of Fernie","section":"s. 1 definitions","quotes":["Consumer Fireworks means low-hazard firework articles designed for recreational use","excepting Display Fireworks, Christmas crackers, sparklers and caps","Display Fireworks are high-hazard firework articles"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"permit":{"label":"Permit","value":"Apply to the Director of Fire and Emergency Services. The applicant must supervise the fireworks; no consumer permit for anyone under 18 or during an open fire ban. Fee: $10 consumer, $75 display. Display fireworks need a Natural Resources Canada Fireworks Supervisor Certificate and liability insurance. City events and some non-profit associations are exempt from fees.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://fernie.civicweb.net/document/54425","title":"Fire Protection and Life Safety Bylaw No. 2029 (PDF), consolidated to Amendment 5 (June 2024), City of Fernie","section":"s. 7.3; Schedule D","quotes":["Applicants shall pay a fee for Fireworks Permits as presented in Schedule","Consumer ($10.00) Display ($75.00)","Events sponsored by the City are not subject to Fireworks Permit Fees.","Fireworks Supervisor Certificate issued by Natural","Fireworks Permits shall not be issued for Consumer Fireworks to any one","Every person applying for a Fireworks Permit to fire, set off or explode"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Municipal ticket: firing fireworks without a permit $100; firing during an open fire ban $300; selling or offering consumer or display fireworks during an open fire ban $100.","short":"Ticket $100 without a permit","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://fernie.civicweb.net/document/55199","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 2041 (PDF), City of Fernie","section":"Appendix 10 of Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 2041","quotes":["Illegal firing, setting off or exploding of Consumer or Display","Fireworks within the Municipal boundary without a permit","Fireworks within the Municipal boundary during an open fire","Illegal sale, offer or otherwise dispose of Consumer or Display"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Fire Protection and Life Safety Bylaw No. 2029","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://fernie.civicweb.net/document/54425","title":"Fire Protection and Life Safety Bylaw No. 2029 (PDF), consolidated to Amendment 5 (June 2024), City of Fernie","section":"Title and s. 7","quotes":["Fire Protection and Life Safety Bylaw","Bylaw No. 2029"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":6,"matched":6,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nSection 7 of the [Fire Protection and Life Safety Bylaw No. 2029](https://fernie.civicweb.net/document/54425) makes it unlawful to fire consumer or display fireworks in the City of Fernie unless the Director of Fire and Emergency Services has issued a permit. Consumer fireworks are low-hazard fireworks for recreational use. Display fireworks are high-hazard fireworks for professionals.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- The person who applies must be the person who supervises the fireworks. No consumer fireworks permit is issued to anyone under 18 or during an open fire ban.\n- Display fireworks need a Natural Resources Canada Fireworks Supervisor Certificate and liability insurance.\n- If the event is on property you do not own, the permit form needs the property owner's agreement.\n- The bylaw sets no dates or hours for permitted fireworks. Ask the Fire Hall.\n- Consumer fireworks may not be sold or offered for sale while an open fire ban is in effect anywhere in the City.\n- Tickets: firing fireworks without a permit $100; firing during an open fire ban $300; selling or offering fireworks during an open fire ban $100.\n- Signal devices such as flares used by motorists, railroads and police are exempt.","sources":[{"url":"https://fernie.civicweb.net/document/54425","title":"Fire Protection and Life Safety Bylaw No. 2029 (PDF), consolidated to Amendment 5 (June 2024), City of Fernie","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://fernie.civicweb.net/document/55199","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 2041 (PDF), City of Fernie","accessed":"2026-11-05"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-05","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 6 of 6 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fernie/fireworks/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fernie/fireworks.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fernie/fireworks.json"}}