{"title":"Keremeos fireworks rules","question":"Are fireworks allowed in Keremeos?","slug":"fireworks","place":{"path":"ca/bc/keremeos","name":"Keremeos","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":"Village of Keremeos","url":"https://www.keremeos.ca/home"},"short_answer":"In Keremeos, fireworks may be set off or sold only after written notification to the Fire Chief at least 48 hours ahead. The Fire Chief may add conditions. A ticket for discharging fireworks without notification is $500.","aliases":["fireworks bylaw keremeos","fireworks permit keremeos","setting off fireworks keremeos","sell fireworks keremeos"],"cost":"No fee is stated. Ticket: $500 for discharging fireworks without prior notification.","how_long":"Notify the Fire Chief in writing at least 48 hours before.","where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Village Office","value":"250-499-2711"},{"type":"in_person","label":"Village Office","value":"702 4th Street, Keremeos, BC V0X 1N0"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 810 (PDF)","url":"https://keremeos.civicweb.net/document/15716/"}],"related":[{"slug":"backyard-fire","title":"Keremeos backyard fire and burning rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/keremeos/backyard-fire/"},{"slug":"noise-rules","title":"Keremeos noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/keremeos/noise-rules/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/osoyoos","name":"Osoyoos","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/osoyoos/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/penticton","name":"Penticton","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/penticton/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/summerland","name":"Summerland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/summerland/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/peachland","name":"Peachland","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/peachland/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/west-kelowna","name":"West Kelowna","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/west-kelowna/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/midway","name":"Midway","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/midway/fireworks/"}],"topic":{"title":"Fireworks rules in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fireworks/"},"facts":{"use":{"label":"Setting off fireworks","value":"Fireworks may be discharged only after written notification to the Fire Chief at least 48 hours ahead. The Fire Chief may impose terms and conditions. No dates or hours are stated.","short":"Only with 48 hours' written notice to Fire Chief","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://keremeos.civicweb.net/document/15716/","title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 810 (consolidated June 10, 2026) (PDF), Village of Keremeos","section":"s. 5.4","quotes":["No person shall sell, discharge or explode any fireworks within the Village of Keremeos without written notification","to the Fire Chief provided 48 hours In advance of the discharge"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"sale":{"label":"Selling fireworks","value":"Selling fireworks also needs written notification to the Fire Chief at least 48 hours in advance.","short":"Needs 48 hours' written notice to Fire Chief","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://keremeos.civicweb.net/document/15716/","title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 810 (consolidated June 10, 2026) (PDF), Village of Keremeos","section":"s. 5.4","quotes":["No person shall sell, discharge or explode any fireworks within the Village of Keremeos without written notification"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"what_counts":{"label":"What counts as fireworks","value":"The Fire Regulation Bylaw uses the Fireworks Act meaning: cannon crackers, fireballs, fire crackers, mines, Roman candles, sky rockets, squibs, torpedoes and any other explosive designated as a firework by regulation.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://keremeos.civicweb.net/document/4543/","title":"Fire Regulation Bylaw No. 855, 2022 (PDF), Village of Keremeos","section":"s. 3 Definitions","quotes":["Fireworks has the same meaning as the Fireworks Act, namely includes cannon crackers,","fireballs, fire crackers, mines, Roman candles, sky rockets, squibs, torpedoes"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"permit":{"label":"Permit","value":"Written notification to the Fire Chief, 48 hours before. No fee is stated.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://keremeos.civicweb.net/document/15716/","title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 810 (consolidated June 10, 2026) (PDF), Village of Keremeos","section":"s. 5.4","quotes":["to the Fire Chief provided 48 hours In advance of the discharge"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"$500 for discharging fireworks without prior notification to the Fire Chief (s. 5.4). A fire caused by fireworks contrary to the bylaw: $200 (Fire Regulation Bylaw s. 6.6.1 b), plus the Fire Department's costs.","short":"$500 for no prior notice to Fire Chief","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://keremeos.civicweb.net/document/14895/","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 803, 2013 (consolidated April 2026) (PDF), Village of Keremeos","section":"Schedule 7","quotes":["Discharge fireworks without prior notification to Fire Chief"]},{"url":"https://keremeos.civicweb.net/document/14895/","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 803, 2013 (consolidated April 2026) (PDF), Village of Keremeos","section":"Schedule 6","quotes":["Causes   fire by fireworks"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-08"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 810","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://keremeos.civicweb.net/document/15716/","title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 810 (consolidated June 10, 2026) (PDF), Village of Keremeos","section":"Title","quotes":["Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 810","This Bylaw may be cited as “Good Neighbour Bylaw No.810.”"]}],"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\nUnder the [Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 810](https://keremeos.civicweb.net/document/15716/), fireworks may be discharged in Keremeos only after written notification to the Fire Chief at least 48 hours ahead. The Fire Chief may set terms and conditions. The bylaw calls this a notification, not a permit, and states no fee, dates or hours.\n\nSelling fireworks also needs written notification to the Fire Chief at least 48 hours in advance.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- The Fire Regulation Bylaw uses the Fireworks Act meaning of fireworks: cannon crackers, fireballs, fire crackers, mines, Roman candles, sky rockets, squibs, torpedoes and any other explosive designated as a firework by regulation.\n- Ticket: $500 for discharging fireworks without prior notification to the Fire Chief.\n- A fire caused by fireworks contrary to the bylaw is a $200 ticket under the Fire Regulation Bylaw, plus the Fire Department's costs.\n- Ask the Village Office at 250-499-2711 how to reach the Fire Chief.","sources":[{"url":"https://keremeos.civicweb.net/document/15716/","title":"Good Neighbour Bylaw No. 810 (consolidated June 10, 2026) (PDF), Village of Keremeos","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://keremeos.civicweb.net/document/4543/","title":"Fire Regulation Bylaw No. 855, 2022 (PDF), Village of Keremeos","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://keremeos.civicweb.net/document/14895/","title":"Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 803, 2013 (consolidated April 2026) (PDF), Village of Keremeos","accessed":"2026-11-08"},{"url":"https://www.keremeos.ca/contact","title":"Contact Us, Village of Keremeos","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/keremeos/fireworks/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/keremeos/fireworks.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/keremeos/fireworks.json"}}