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title: Radium Hot Springs fireworks rules
question: "Are fireworks allowed in Radium Hot Springs?"
place: Radium Hot Springs, British Columbia, Canada
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category: Bylaws, noise and complaints
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owner_body: Village of Radium Hot Springs
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# Radium Hot Springs fireworks rules

**Question:** Are fireworks allowed in Radium Hot Springs?

**Short answer:** No. In Radium Hot Springs, setting off, discharging or possessing fireworks and firecrackers is prohibited, and so is selling them. The exceptions are a Special Fireworks Permit for a display and a Fire Chief permit for religious or ceremonial use. Each offence is a $250 ticket.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (Village of Radium Hot Springs, https://radiumhotsprings.ca)  
**Cost:** Special Fireworks Permit application fee: $200 (or as set in the fees bylaw); the Fire Chief may waive or reduce it. Fine: $250 (municipal ticket).  
**How long:** Not applicable.  
**Where:**
- Phone: Fire Department (non-emergency), 250-347-6455
- Email: Fire Department, firehall@radiumhotsprings.ca
- In person: Village Office, 4836 Radium Boulevard, Radium Hot Springs, BC (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.)

## Key facts

- **Setting off fireworks:** Not allowed. Throwing, lighting, firing, setting off, discharging or possessing firecrackers or other fireworks is prohibited in the Village except as the bylaw allows: a Special Fireworks Permit for a display, or a permit from the Fire Chief for religious or ceremonial use. Minors may not possess or set off fireworks.
  - Source: [Fireworks Bylaw No. 397, 2013, s. 6, 8, 10, 20](https://radiumhotsprings.civicweb.net/document/4198/)
  - Official wording: "is hereby prohibited in the Village except as herein provided." … "Special Fireworks Permit allowing a display" … "No minor shall be in possession, ignite or explode"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Selling fireworks:** Not allowed. The sale of firecrackers and other fireworks of every kind is prohibited in the Village. No one may sell or give fireworks to a minor.
  - Source: [Fireworks Bylaw No. 397, 2013, s. 5, 19](https://radiumhotsprings.civicweb.net/document/4198/)
  - Official wording: "of every nature or kind are hereby prohibited in the Village of Radium Hot Springs" … "No person shall sell, give or furnish"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **What counts as fireworks:** Both "fireworks" (low-hazard recreational fireworks such as fountains, pinwheels, Roman candles, volcanoes and sparklers) and "firecrackers" (noise-makers such as bottle rockets, screechers and air bombs).
  - Source: [Fireworks Bylaw No. 397, 2013, s. 2 definitions](https://radiumhotsprings.civicweb.net/document/4198/)
  - Official wording: "Roman candles, volcanoes and sparklers." … "bottle rockets, screechers, screecharoos"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Permit:** A Special Fireworks Permit for a public display may be bought from the Village; the application fee is $200 (or as set in the fees bylaw), which the Fire Chief may waive or reduce. The applicant must be the property owner or have the owner's written consent. Displays need operators at least 21 years old, one holding a Fireworks Operator's Certificate, fire extinguishers, insurance and a security deposit.
  - Source: [Fireworks Bylaw No. 397, 2013, s. 8, 9, 21, 29, 30](https://radiumhotsprings.civicweb.net/document/4198/)
  - Official wording: "may be purchased" … "a registered owner of the property is the person seeking the permit" … "The fee for application shall be $200 or as amended by the current fees bylaw for the Village." … "at least twenty-one (21) years of age"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Fine:** Municipal ticket: $250 for each fireworks offence (sale, use without permission, sale or giving to a minor, minor in possession, display without a permit, and others).
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 533, 2026, Bylaw 533, Appendix 4](https://radiumhotsprings.civicweb.net/document/22371/)
  - Official wording: "Sale of firecrackers and other fireworks within Village 5 $ 250.00" … "Use of fireworks or firecrackers without permission 6 $ 250.00"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Bylaw:** Village of Radium Hot Springs Fireworks Bylaw No. 397, 2013.
  - Source: [Fireworks Bylaw No. 397, 2013, s. 1](https://radiumhotsprings.civicweb.net/document/4198/)
  - Official wording: "This By-law may be cited for all purposes as "Fireworks Bylaw No. 397, 2013"."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

The [Fireworks Bylaw No. 397](https://radiumhotsprings.civicweb.net/document/4198/) prohibits throwing, lighting, firing, setting off, discharging or possessing firecrackers or other fireworks in the Village, and selling them. It covers both "fireworks" (low-hazard recreational ones such as fountains, pinwheels, Roman candles, volcanoes and sparklers) and "firecrackers" (noise-makers such as bottle rockets, screechers and air bombs). It sets no dates or hours for consumer fireworks.

## Good to know

- A Special Fireworks Permit for a public display can be bought from the Village. The application fee is $200 (or as set in the fees bylaw), which the Fire Chief may waive or reduce.
- You must own the property or have the owner's written consent. Displays need operators at least 21 years old, one holding a Fireworks Operator's Certificate, fire extinguishers, insurance and a security deposit.
- A permit for religious or ceremonial use is at the Fire Chief's discretion.
- Minors may not possess or set off fireworks, and no one may sell or give them to a minor.
- The Open Burning Bylaw also bars fireworks in parks, playgrounds, school grounds and other public places.
- Every offence (sale, use without permission, giving to a minor, display without a permit and others) is a $250 municipal ticket. The bylaw itself still says $200; the Village's ticket bylaw (No. 533) sets the current amount.
- Ask the fire department on 250-347-6455.

## Official forms and pages

- [Fireworks Bylaw No. 397, 2013 (PDF), Village of Radium Hot Springs](https://radiumhotsprings.civicweb.net/document/4198/)

## Related questions

- [Radium Hot Springs backyard fire and burning rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/radium-hot-springs/backyard-fire.md)
- [Radium Hot Springs noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/radium-hot-springs/noise-rules.md)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Fireworks rules in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fireworks.md)
- [Invermere](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/invermere/fireworks.md)
- [Canal Flats](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/canal-flats/fireworks.md)
- [Golden](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/golden/fireworks.md)
- [Kaslo](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kaslo/fireworks.md)
- [Elkford](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/elkford/fireworks.md)
- [Kimberley](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kimberley/fireworks.md)

## Sources

- [Fireworks Bylaw No. 397, 2013 (PDF), Village of Radium Hot Springs](https://radiumhotsprings.civicweb.net/document/4198/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Bylaw Offence Amendment Bylaw No. 538, 2026 (PDF), Village of Radium Hot Springs](https://radiumhotsprings.civicweb.net/document/21884/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 533, 2026 (PDF), Village of Radium Hot Springs](https://radiumhotsprings.civicweb.net/document/22371/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Fire Department, Village of Radium Hot Springs](https://radiumhotsprings.ca/services/community-safety-bylaws/fire-department/) (read 2026-11-08)

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