{"title":"Fort St. John fireworks rules","question":"Are fireworks allowed in Fort St. John?","slug":"fireworks","place":{"path":"ca/bc/fort-st-john","name":"Fort St. John","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 Fort St. John","url":"https://www.fortstjohn.ca"},"short_answer":"No. In Fort St. John no one may give, fire, set off or sell low hazard (consumer) fireworks at any time. The City runs public displays on Canada Day and New Year's Eve. The municipal ticket for setting off fireworks is $100.","aliases":["fireworks bylaw fort st john","set off fireworks fort st john","sparklers fort st john","canada day fireworks fort st john"],"cost":"Municipal ticket $100 for setting off fireworks against the bylaw. The bylaw's general fine range is $50 to $10,000.","how_long":null,"where":[{"type":"phone","label":"City Hall","value":"250-787-8150","note":"To report fireworks being set off, call Bylaw Services. In an emergency call 9-1-1."}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Outdoor Burning and Fireworks, City of Fort St. John","url":"https://www.fortstjohn.ca/municipal-services/fire-department/community-fire-safety/outdoor-burning-and-fireworks"},{"title":"Fire Prevention Bylaw 2106, 2012 (PDF)","url":"https://www.fortstjohn.ca/media/file/fire-prevention-bylaw"}],"related":[{"slug":"backyard-fire","title":"Fort St. John backyard fire and burning rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-john/backyard-fire/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/dawson-creek","name":"Dawson Creek","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dawson-creek/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/chetwynd","name":"Chetwynd","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chetwynd/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/tumbler-ridge","name":"Tumbler Ridge","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tumbler-ridge/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/prince-george","name":"Prince George","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-george/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/fort-st-james","name":"Fort St James","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-james/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/vanderhoof","name":"Vanderhoof","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vanderhoof/fireworks/"}],"topic":{"title":"Fireworks rules in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fireworks/"},"facts":{"use":{"label":"Setting off fireworks","value":"No. A person may not give, fire or set off low hazard (consumer) fireworks within the City of Fort St. John at any time. The City runs public displays on Canada Day and New Year’s Eve.","short":"No","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.fortstjohn.ca/media/file/fire-prevention-bylaw","title":"Fire Prevention and Regulation Bylaw No. 2106, 2012 (PDF)","section":"s. 31(2)","quotes":["A person may not sell, offer for sale, give, fire or set off low hazard fireworks"]},{"url":"https://www.fortstjohn.ca/municipal-services/fire-department/community-fire-safety/outdoor-burning-and-fireworks","title":"Outdoor Burning and Fireworks, City of Fort St. John","section":"Fireworks","quotes":["selling or setting off fireworks aren't allowed within city limits","two public Fireworks displays on Canada Day and New Year"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"sale":{"label":"Selling fireworks","value":"No. A person may not sell, offer for sale or give low hazard fireworks within the City. Wholesale manufacture, storage or possession must follow the Canada Explosives Act.","short":"No (low hazard fireworks)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.fortstjohn.ca/media/file/fire-prevention-bylaw","title":"Fire Prevention and Regulation Bylaw No. 2106, 2012 (PDF)","section":"s. 31(1)-(2)","quotes":["A person may not sell, offer for sale, give, fire or set off low hazard fireworks","shall conform to the Canada"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"what_counts":{"label":"What counts as fireworks","value":"The ban covers \"low hazard fireworks, as defined by the Canada Explosives Act\". The bylaw does not list items such as sparklers or firecrackers.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.fortstjohn.ca/media/file/fire-prevention-bylaw","title":"Fire Prevention and Regulation Bylaw No. 2106, 2012 (PDF)","section":"s. 31(2)","quotes":["low hazard fireworks, as","defined by the Canada Explosives Act"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"permit":{"label":"Permit","value":null,"status":"none","note":"The Fire Prevention and Regulation Bylaw gives residents no permit for fireworks.","sources":[]},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Municipal ticket: $100 for setting off fireworks in contravention of the bylaw.","short":"Ticket $100","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.fortstjohn.ca/media/file/fire-prevention-bylaw","title":"Fire Prevention and Regulation Bylaw No. 2106, 2012 (PDF)","section":"Schedule H","quotes":["Set off fireworks in contravention","31(2)","100.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Fire Prevention and Regulation Bylaw No. 2106, 2012 (s. 31)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.fortstjohn.ca/media/file/fire-prevention-bylaw","title":"Fire Prevention and Regulation Bylaw No. 2106, 2012 (PDF)","section":"title","quotes":["Fire Prevention Bylaw No. 2106, 2012"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":5,"matched":5,"none":1,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nSection 31 of the [Fire Prevention and Regulation Bylaw 2106](https://www.fortstjohn.ca/media/file/fire-prevention-bylaw) says no one may give, fire or set off low hazard fireworks, as defined by the Canada Explosives Act, within the City of Fort St. John. No one may sell, offer for sale or give them either. The bylaw gives residents no permit for fireworks, and does not list items such as sparklers or firecrackers, so ask the Fire Department about a specific product.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- The only exception is City displays: the Fire Rescue Department may display fireworks for civic activities. The City runs public displays on Canada Day and New Year's Eve.\n- Wholesale manufacture, storage or possession must follow the Canada Explosives Act.\n- A municipal ticket for setting off fireworks against the bylaw is $100. Selling or giving fireworks has no separate ticket amount; the bylaw's general fine range is $50 to $10,000.\n- To report fireworks, call Bylaw Services at 250-787-8150. If there is a fire or immediate danger, call 9-1-1.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.fortstjohn.ca/municipal-services/fire-department/community-fire-safety/outdoor-burning-and-fireworks","title":"Outdoor Burning and Fireworks, City of Fort St. John","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.fortstjohn.ca/media/file/fire-prevention-bylaw","title":"Fire Prevention and Regulation Bylaw No. 2106, 2012 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.fortstjohn.ca/municipal-services/bylaw-services","title":"Bylaw Services, City of Fort St. John","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 5 of 6 facts was matched to the official text; 1 is recorded as not set."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-john/fireworks/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-john/fireworks.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-john/fireworks.json"}}