{"title":"Grand Forks fireworks rules","question":"Are fireworks allowed?","slug":"fireworks","place":{"path":"ca/bc/grand-forks","name":"Grand Forks","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 Grand Forks","url":"https://www.grandforks.ca"},"short_answer":"In the City of Grand Forks, no one may possess, sell or discharge fireworks unless authorized by a display permit from the Fire Chief (Fire and Life Safety Bylaw No. 2120). The bylaw has no separate rule for consumer fireworks and does not say who may apply or what a permit costs.","aliases":["fireworks bylaw grand forks","firecrackers grand forks","fireworks permit grand forks","sky lanterns grand forks"],"cost":"No permit fee is stated in the bylaw or the Fees and Charges Bylaw.","how_long":null,"where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Fire/Rescue (non-emergency)","value":"250-442-3612"},{"type":"email","label":"Fire/Rescue","value":"firehall@grandforks.ca"},{"type":"phone","label":"City Hall","value":"250-442-8266","note":"Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m."}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Fire and Life Safety Bylaw No. 2120 (PDF)","url":"https://www.grandforks.ca/wp-content/uploads/Bylaw2120Grand-Forks-Fire-and-Life-Safety-Bylaw-2.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"backyard-fire","title":"Grand Forks backyard fire and burning rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/grand-forks/backyard-fire/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/midway","name":"Midway","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/midway/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/rossland","name":"Rossland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/rossland/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/trail","name":"Trail","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/trail/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/montrose","name":"Montrose","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/montrose/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/castlegar","name":"Castlegar","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/castlegar/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/fruitvale","name":"Fruitvale","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fruitvale/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 one may possess or discharge fireworks unless authorized by a display permit issued by the Fire Chief. The bylaw has no separate rule for consumer fireworks.","short":"No, unless Fire Chief display permit","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.grandforks.ca/wp-content/uploads/Bylaw2120Grand-Forks-Fire-and-Life-Safety-Bylaw-2.pdf","title":"Grand Forks Fire and Life Safety Bylaw No. 2120 (PDF), City of Grand Forks","section":"s. 31","quotes":["A Person shall not possess, sell, or discharge fireworks unless authorized by a display permit issued by the Fire Chief."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"sale":{"label":"Selling fireworks","value":"Selling fireworks is prohibited unless authorized by a display permit issued by the Fire Chief.","short":"No, unless display permit authorizes","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.grandforks.ca/wp-content/uploads/Bylaw2120Grand-Forks-Fire-and-Life-Safety-Bylaw-2.pdf","title":"Grand Forks Fire and Life Safety Bylaw No. 2120 (PDF), City of Grand Forks","section":"s. 31","quotes":["A Person shall not possess, sell, or discharge fireworks unless authorized by a display permit issued by the Fire Chief."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"what_counts":{"label":"What counts as fireworks","value":null,"status":"none","note":"The Fire and Life Safety Bylaw does not define fireworks.","sources":[]},"permit":{"label":"Permit","value":"A display permit issued by the Fire Chief. The bylaw does not say who may apply, how, or the fee.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.grandforks.ca/wp-content/uploads/Bylaw2120Grand-Forks-Fire-and-Life-Safety-Bylaw-2.pdf","title":"Grand Forks Fire and Life Safety Bylaw No. 2120 (PDF), City of Grand Forks","section":"s. 31","quotes":["unless authorized by a display permit issued by the Fire Chief."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"No ticket amount is listed for fireworks under Bylaw 2120. The ticket schedule still lists $100 for discharging or selling fireworks, but only under the older Fire and Life Safety Bylaw No. 1965 (ss. 9.1, 9.3).","short":"No ticket under Bylaw 2120 (old bylaw $100)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.grandforks.ca/wp-content/uploads/Bylaw2073Municipal-Ticket-Information-Bylaw-CONSOLIDATED-2.pdf","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 2073, Schedule F (PDF), City of Grand Forks","section":"Schedule F","quotes":["Discharge of fireworks without permit $100.00","Sale of fireworks $100.00","Discharge of fireworks on street $100","CITY OF GRAND FORKS FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY BYLAW No. 1965, 2013"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Grand Forks Fire and Life Safety Bylaw No. 2120.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.grandforks.ca/wp-content/uploads/Bylaw2120Grand-Forks-Fire-and-Life-Safety-Bylaw-2.pdf","title":"Grand Forks Fire and Life Safety Bylaw No. 2120 (PDF), City of Grand Forks","section":"s. 1","quotes":["This bylaw may be cited as the “Grand Forks Fire and Life Safety Bylaw No. 2120”"]}],"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 and Life Safety Bylaw No. 2120](https://www.grandforks.ca/wp-content/uploads/Bylaw2120Grand-Forks-Fire-and-Life-Safety-Bylaw-2.pdf) says no one in the City of Grand Forks may possess, sell or discharge fireworks unless authorized by a display permit issued by the Fire Chief. The bylaw does not define \"fireworks\", has no separate rule for consumer fireworks, and does not say who may apply, how, or the fee.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Contact Grand Forks Fire/Rescue at 250-442-3612 or firehall@grandforks.ca before buying or setting off fireworks.\n2. Ask whether a display permit can be issued for your event and what it requires.\n3. Check the current provincial fire bans and restrictions on gov.bc.ca before any display.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- No ticket amount is listed for fireworks under Bylaw 2120. The ticket schedule still lists $100 for discharging or selling fireworks, but only under the older Fire and Life Safety Bylaw No. 1965, so it may not apply.\n- Fire bans change; a past ban notice does not tell you today's rule.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.grandforks.ca/wp-content/uploads/Bylaw2120Grand-Forks-Fire-and-Life-Safety-Bylaw-2.pdf","title":"Grand Forks Fire and Life Safety Bylaw No. 2120 (PDF), City of Grand Forks","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.grandforks.ca/wp-content/uploads/Bylaw2073Municipal-Ticket-Information-Bylaw-CONSOLIDATED-2.pdf","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 2073, Schedule F (PDF), City of Grand Forks","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.grandforks.ca/fire-rescue/","title":"Fire and Rescue, City of Grand Forks","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/grand-forks/fireworks/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/grand-forks/fireworks.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/grand-forks/fireworks.json"}}