{"title":"Invermere fireworks rules","question":"Are fireworks allowed in Invermere?","slug":"fireworks","place":{"path":"ca/bc/invermere","name":"Invermere","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":"District of Invermere","url":"https://invermere.net"},"short_answer":"In Invermere, low-hazard (Class 7.2.1) fireworks may not be set off from May 1 to November 1 each year, or during an open fire ban, unless the Fire Chief approves in writing. Setting them off without a permit can bring a $250 ticket.","aliases":["fireworks invermere","fireworks bylaw invermere","set off fireworks invermere","buy fireworks invermere"],"cost":"No fee, form or eligibility rule is stated for the Fire Chief's written approval. Municipal ticket $250.","how_long":"Not stated.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Invermere Fire Rescue (non-emergency)","value":"250-342-3200"},{"type":"in_person","label":"Municipal Hall","value":"914 8th Avenue, Invermere, BC V0A 1K0","note":"Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m."}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Fire Prevention Bylaw No. 1420, 2010 (PDF), District of Invermere","url":"https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/8596/"},{"title":"Ticket Information Utilization Amendment Bylaw No. 1436, 2011 (PDF), District of Invermere","url":"https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/61270/"}],"related":[{"slug":"backyard-fire","title":"Invermere backyard fire and burning rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/backyard-fire/"},{"slug":"noise-rules","title":"Invermere noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/noise-rules/"},{"slug":"bylaw-fines","title":"Invermere bylaw fines and how tickets work","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/bylaw-fines/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/radium-hot-springs","name":"Radium Hot Springs","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/radium-hot-springs/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/canal-flats","name":"Canal Flats","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/canal-flats/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/kaslo","name":"Kaslo","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kaslo/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/cranbrook","name":"Cranbrook","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cranbrook/fireworks/"}],"topic":{"title":"Fireworks rules in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fireworks/"},"facts":{"use":{"label":"Setting off fireworks","value":"Low-hazard (Class 7.2.1) fireworks may not be discharged in the District from May 1 to November 1 each year or when an open fire ban has been issued, unless the Fire Chief approves in writing.","short":"Not May 1 to Nov 1 or in fire ban","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/8596/","title":"Fire Prevention Bylaw No. 1420, 2010 (PDF), District of Invermere","section":"s. 4.5.3(a) and (b)","quotes":["shall not be sold or discharged within the municipal boundaries from the period of May1 to November 1 of each year or when an open fire ban has been issued.","may be sold and discharged with the written approval of the Fire Chief."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"sale":{"label":"Selling fireworks","value":"Class 7.2.1 low-hazard fireworks may not be sold May 1 to November 1 each year or during an open fire ban, except with the Fire Chief's written approval. Not to be sold or given to anyone under the apparent age of 18.","short":"Not May 1 to Nov 1 without Fire Chief approval","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/8596/","title":"Fire Prevention Bylaw No. 1420, 2010 (PDF), District of Invermere","section":"s. 4.5.3(a) to (c)","quotes":["shall not be directly or indirectly sold, given or furnished to a person under the apparent age of eighteen (18) years.","shall not be sold or discharged within the municipal boundaries from the period of May1 to November 1 of each year"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"what_counts":{"label":"What counts as fireworks","value":"The bylaw covers Class 7.2.1 low-hazard fireworks as defined by the federal Explosives Act and Regulations, and also refers to high-hazard fireworks for handling rules.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/8596/","title":"Fire Prevention Bylaw No. 1420, 2010 (PDF), District of Invermere","section":"s. 4.5.2 and 4.5.3","quotes":["low and high hazard as defined by the Federal Explosives Act and Explosions Regulations","Class 7.2.1, low hazard fireworks, as defined by the Federal Explosives Act and Explosives Regulations"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"permit":{"label":"Permit","value":"Written approval from the Fire Chief. No fee, form or eligibility rule is stated.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/8596/","title":"Fire Prevention Bylaw No. 1420, 2010 (PDF), District of Invermere","section":"s. 4.5.3(b)","quotes":["may be sold and discharged with the written approval of the Fire Chief."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"$250 (municipal ticket) for setting off consumer fireworks without a permit.","short":"Ticket $250","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/61270/","title":"Ticket Information Utilization Amendment Bylaw No. 1436, 2011 (PDF), District of Invermere","section":"Schedule S","quotes":["Illegal firing, setting off or 4.5 $250 exploding consumer fireworks without a permit"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Fire Prevention Bylaw Number 1420, 2010","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/8596/","title":"Fire Prevention Bylaw No. 1420, 2010 (PDF), District of Invermere","section":"s. 1.1","quotes":["District of Invermere - Fire Prevention Bylaw Number 1420, 2010"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":6,"matched":6,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nIn Invermere, the [Fire Prevention Bylaw No. 1420](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/8596/) says low-hazard fireworks (Class 7.2.1, as defined by the federal Explosives Act and Regulations) may not be discharged in the District from May 1 to November 1 each year, or when an open fire ban has been issued, unless the Fire Chief approves in writing. The bylaw does not mention sparklers, firecrackers or display fireworks by name.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Check the date and whether a fire ban is in place (bcwildfire.ca lists provincial bans).\n2. To ask for the Fire Chief's written approval, call Invermere Fire Rescue (non-emergency) at 250-342-3200. No fee, form or eligibility rule is stated.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Class 7.2.1 fireworks may not be sold from May 1 to November 1 or during an open fire ban, except with the Fire Chief's written approval. They may not be sold or given to anyone under the apparent age of 18.\n- Outside May 1 to November 1 the bylaw does not restrict Class 7.2.1 fireworks, but handling must follow the federal Fireworks Manual, and the fire-ban rule still applies.\n- Setting off consumer fireworks without a permit can bring a $250 municipal ticket ([Bylaw No. 1436, 2011](https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/61270/)). On prosecution the fire bylaw sets a fine of $2,500 to $10,000.","sources":[{"url":"https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/8596/","title":"Fire Prevention Bylaw No. 1420, 2010 (PDF), District of Invermere","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://invermere.civicweb.net/document/61270/","title":"Ticket Information Utilization Amendment Bylaw No. 1436, 2011 (PDF), District of Invermere","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://invermere.net/operations/departments/fire-department/","title":"Fire Department, District of Invermere","accessed":"2026-11-08"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-08","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/invermere/fireworks/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/fireworks.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/fireworks.json"}}