--- title: Fernie fireworks rules question: "Are fireworks allowed?" place: Fernie, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/fernie category: Bylaws, noise and complaints owner: municipal owner_body: City of Fernie sources_read: 2026-11-05 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fernie/fireworks/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fernie/fireworks.json" --- # Fernie fireworks rules **Question:** Are fireworks allowed? **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. **Who handles it:** Municipal (City of Fernie, https://www.fernie.ca) **Cost:** Consumer fireworks $10; display fireworks $75. City events and some non-profit associations are exempt from fees. **Where:** - Phone: Fernie Fire Hall, 250-423-4226 - Email: Fernie Fire Rescue, ferniefr@fernie.ca ## Key facts - **Setting off fireworks:** 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. - Source: [Fire Protection and Life Safety Bylaw No. 2029, consolidated to Amendment 5 (June 2024), s. 7.2, 7.3](https://fernie.civicweb.net/document/54425) - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Selling fireworks:** 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. - Source: [Fire Protection and Life Safety Bylaw No. 2029, consolidated to Amendment 5 (June 2024), s. 7.1](https://fernie.civicweb.net/document/54425) - Official wording: "No person shall sell, offer for sale or otherwise dispose of Consumer" … "at any time when an open fire" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **What counts as fireworks:** 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). - Source: [Fire Protection and Life Safety Bylaw No. 2029, consolidated to Amendment 5 (June 2024), s. 1 definitions](https://fernie.civicweb.net/document/54425) - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Permit:** 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. - Source: [Fire Protection and Life Safety Bylaw No. 2029, consolidated to Amendment 5 (June 2024), s. 7.3; Schedule D](https://fernie.civicweb.net/document/54425) - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Fine:** 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. - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 2041, Appendix 10 of Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 2041](https://fernie.civicweb.net/document/55199) - Official wording: "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: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Bylaw:** Fire Protection and Life Safety Bylaw No. 2029 - Source: [Fire Protection and Life Safety Bylaw No. 2029, consolidated to Amendment 5 (June 2024), Title and s. 7](https://fernie.civicweb.net/document/54425) - Official wording: "Fire Protection and Life Safety Bylaw" … "Bylaw No. 2029" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 ## How it works Section 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. ## Good to know - 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. - Display fireworks need a Natural Resources Canada Fireworks Supervisor Certificate and liability insurance. - If the event is on property you do not own, the permit form needs the property owner's agreement. - The bylaw sets no dates or hours for permitted fireworks. Ask the Fire Hall. - Consumer fireworks may not be sold or offered for sale while an open fire ban is in effect anywhere in the City. - Tickets: firing fireworks without a permit $100; firing during an open fire ban $300; selling or offering fireworks during an open fire ban $100. - Signal devices such as flares used by motorists, railroads and police are exempt. ## What you'll need - Fireworks Permit application (Schedule D of the bylaw) - Display fireworks only - liability insurance and a Natural Resources Canada Fireworks Supervisor Certificate ## Official forms and pages - [Fire Protection and Life Safety Bylaw No. 2029 (PDF), with the Fireworks Permit in Schedule D](https://fernie.civicweb.net/document/54425) ## Related questions - [Fernie backyard fire and burning rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fernie/backyard-fire.md) - [Fernie bylaw fines and how tickets work](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fernie/bylaw-fines.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Fireworks rules in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fireworks.md) - [Sparwood](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sparwood/fireworks.md) - [Cranbrook](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cranbrook/fireworks.md) - [Elkford](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/elkford/fireworks.md) - [Kimberley](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kimberley/fireworks.md) - [Canal Flats](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/canal-flats/fireworks.md) - [Creston](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/creston/fireworks.md) ## Sources - [Fire Protection and Life Safety Bylaw No. 2029 (PDF), consolidated to Amendment 5 (June 2024), City of Fernie](https://fernie.civicweb.net/document/54425) (read 2026-11-05) - [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 2041 (PDF), City of Fernie](https://fernie.civicweb.net/document/55199) (read 2026-11-05) _Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 6 of 6 facts was matched to the official text. 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