--- title: Salmon Arm fireworks rules question: "Are fireworks allowed?" place: Salmon Arm, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/salmon-arm category: Bylaws, noise and complaints owner: municipal owner_body: City of Salmon Arm sources_read: 2026-11-05 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmon-arm/fireworks/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmon-arm/fireworks.json" --- # Salmon Arm fireworks rules **Question:** Are fireworks allowed? **Short answer:** The City of Salmon Arm's bylaws set no general fireworks rule: no dates, hours or permit for consumer fireworks on private property. In City parks and open spaces fireworks need a permit, and the fine without one is $1,000. The Fire Department says fireworks may be banned during a campfire ban. **Who handles it:** Municipal (City of Salmon Arm, https://www.salmonarm.ca) **Cost:** $1,000 municipal ticket for fireworks in a park or open space without a permit. **Where:** - Phone: Salmon Arm Fire Department administration, 250-803-4060 (9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.) - Phone: Bylaw Enforcement (City Hall), 250-803-4000 ## Key facts - **Setting off fireworks:** No City bylaw found setting dates, hours or a permit for consumer fireworks. The Open Burning brochure says fireworks do not require a permit but may also be banned during a campfire ban. In City parks and open spaces, fireworks need a permit. - Source: [Open Burning brochure, Salmon Arm Fire Department, Open Burning brochure, Open Burning section](https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/237) - Official wording: "Although not requiring a permit," … "fireworks or other heat producing appli-" … "ances or devices may also be banned during" - Source: [Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 2760 (consolidated, PDF), Schedules 7 and 9, Schedule 7](https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/222/2760-Bylaw---Ticket-Information-Utilization) - Official wording: "Discharging fireworks when banned 7.15 150.00" - Source: [Parks and Open Spaces Bylaw No. 4609, s. 4.1(q)](https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/152/4609-Parks-and-Open-Spaces) - Official wording: "use fireworks or any combustible material in any park or open space except as authorized by a permit;" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Selling fireworks:** Not confirmed. Not found in the official sources that were read. - **What counts as fireworks:** Not confirmed. Not found in the official sources that were read. - **Permit:** In a City park or open space, fireworks are allowed only as authorized by a permit. - Source: [Parks and Open Spaces Bylaw No. 4609, s. 4.1(q)](https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/152/4609-Parks-and-Open-Spaces) - Official wording: "use fireworks or any combustible material in any park or open space except as authorized by a permit;" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Fine:** Parks: $1,000 for using fireworks or any combustible material in a park or open space without a permit (Bylaw 4609, s. 4.1(q)). The ticket schedule also lists $150 for discharging fireworks when banned, but under repealed Fire Bylaw No. 1538; Bylaw 3792 s. 7.15 does not mention fireworks. - Source: [Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 2760 (consolidated, PDF), Schedules 7 and 9, Schedule 7 and Schedule 9](https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/222/2760-Bylaw---Ticket-Information-Utilization) - Official wording: "Discharging fireworks when banned 7.15 150.00" … "Use fireworks or any combustible material except as 4.1 (q) $1,000" … "Fire Department & Fire Prevention Bylaw No. 1538" … "Discharging fireworks when banned" … "Use fireworks or any combustible material except as" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Bylaw:** No City fireworks bylaw found. Fireworks in parks: Parks and Open Spaces Bylaw No. 4609, s. 4.1(q). Fire Prevention and Fire Department Bylaw No. 3792, s. 7.15, lets the Fire Chief ban categories of open burning but does not mention fireworks. - Source: [Fire Prevention and Fire Department Bylaw No. 3792, s. 17 Citation](https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/144/Fire-Prevention-and-Fire-Department-Bylaw-No-3792) - Official wording: "City of Salmon Arm Fire Prevention and Fire Department Bylaw No. 3792" - Source: [Parks and Open Spaces Bylaw No. 4609, Citation](https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/152/4609-Parks-and-Open-Spaces) - Official wording: "City of Salmon Arm Parks and Open Spaces Bylaw No. 4609" … "use fireworks or any combustible material in any park or open space except as" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 ## How it works The City of Salmon Arm's bylaws set no general fireworks rule. No City bylaw sets dates, hours, or a ban or permit system for consumer fireworks on private property. The [Fire Prevention and Fire Department Bylaw No. 3792]() does not mention fireworks, but it lets the Fire Chief ban categories of open burning. The Fire Department's [Open Burning brochure]() says fireworks do not require a permit but may also be banned during a campfire ban. ## Steps 1. Before using fireworks, check whether a campfire ban is in place by asking the Fire Department at 250-803-4060. 2. In a City park or open space, get a permit first. The Parks bylaw does not say who issues it or what it costs, so ask the City at 250-803-4000. ## Good to know - In City parks and open spaces, using fireworks or any combustible material without a permit is a $1,000 municipal ticket under the [Parks and Open Spaces Bylaw No. 4609](). - No definition of fireworks, sparklers or firecrackers was found, and nothing on selling fireworks. - The ticket bylaw also lists a $150 ticket for discharging fireworks when banned, but it refers to an old fire bylaw that was repealed, so ask the City whether it applies. - Noise rules and fire hazard rules still apply. ## Official forms and pages - [Open Burning brochure (PDF)](https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/237) - [Fire Prevention and Fire Department Bylaw No. 3792 (PDF)](https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/144/Fire-Prevention-and-Fire-Department-Bylaw-No-3792) - [Parks and Open Spaces Bylaw No. 4609 (PDF)](https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/152/4609-Parks-and-Open-Spaces) ## Related questions - [Salmon Arm backyard fire and burning rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmon-arm/backyard-fire.md) - [Salmon Arm bylaw fines and how tickets work](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmon-arm/bylaw-fines.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Fireworks rules in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fireworks.md) ## Sources - [Open Burning brochure (PDF), Salmon Arm Fire Department](https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/237) (read 2026-11-05) - [Fire Prevention and Fire Department Bylaw No. 3792 (PDF)](https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/144/Fire-Prevention-and-Fire-Department-Bylaw-No-3792) (read 2026-11-05) - [Parks and Open Spaces Bylaw No. 4609 (PDF), City of Salmon Arm](https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/152/4609-Parks-and-Open-Spaces) (read 2026-11-05) - [Ticket Information Utilization Bylaw No. 2760 (consolidated, PDF), Schedules 7 and 9](https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/222/2760-Bylaw---Ticket-Information-Utilization) (read 2026-11-05) - [Staff Directory, City of Salmon Arm](https://www.salmonarm.ca/m/directory) (read 2026-11-05) _Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 4 of 6 facts was matched to the official text; 2 could not be confirmed. 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