--- title: Spallumcheen fireworks rules question: "Are fireworks allowed in Spallumcheen?" place: Spallumcheen, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/spallumcheen category: Bylaws, noise and complaints owner: municipal owner_body: Township of Spallumcheen sources_read: 2026-11-06 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/spallumcheen/fireworks/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/spallumcheen/fireworks.json" --- # Spallumcheen fireworks rules **Question:** Are fireworks allowed in Spallumcheen? **Short answer:** In the Township of Spallumcheen, fireworks may be set off only between October 24 and November 1 in any year. Outside those dates you need a special permit from the Fire Chief. A ticket for breaking the rule is $250 ($200 if paid within 14 days). **Who handles it:** Municipal (Township of Spallumcheen, https://www.spallumcheentwp.bc.ca) **Cost:** No fireworks permit fee found. Ticket $250 ($200 if paid within 14 days). **How long:** Not stated. **Where:** - Phone: Township office, 250-546-3013 (Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) - Phone: Armstrong Spallumcheen Fire Department (non-emergency), 250-546-6708 ## Key facts - **Setting off fireworks:** Only between October 24 and November 1 in any year. Outside those dates a special permit from the Fire Chief is needed. A public display needs the Fire Chief's written permission. The bylaw sets no hours of the day. - Source: [Fire Prevention Bylaw No. 2049, 2021 (consolidated with Bylaw 2153), s. 4.3(a)](https://spallumcheen.civicweb.net/document/74141/) - Official wording: "no persons shall sell, give, fire or set off Fireworks except between October" … "24 and November 1 in any year;" … "special Permits shall be obtained from the Fire Chief for the buying and" … "public Fireworks display unless such public display is held with the written" - Source: [Fireworks, Fireworks page](https://www.spallumcheentwp.bc.ca/fireworks.htm) - Official wording: "Fireworks are only permitted between October 24 and November 1 each year" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Selling fireworks:** No one may sell or give away fireworks except between October 24 and November 1 in any year; a special permit from the Fire Chief covers buying outside those dates. - Source: [Fire Prevention Bylaw No. 2049, 2021 (consolidated with Bylaw 2153), s. 4.3(a)(i), (iii)](https://spallumcheen.civicweb.net/document/74141/) - Official wording: "no persons shall sell, give, fire or set off Fireworks except between October" … "24 and November 1 in any year;" … "special Permits shall be obtained from the Fire Chief for the buying and" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **What counts as fireworks:** 'Fireworks' has the meaning in the provincial Fireworks Act, which includes cannon crackers, fireballs, firecrackers, mines, Roman candles, skyrockets, squibs, torpedoes and other explosives designated by regulation. - Source: [Fire Prevention Bylaw No. 2049, 2021 (consolidated with Bylaw 2153), s. 1.2](https://spallumcheen.civicweb.net/document/74141/) - Official wording: "“Fireworks” has the same meaning as defined in the Fireworks Act;" - Source: [Fireworks Act, Province of British Columbia, s. 1](https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/96146_01) - Official wording: ""fireworks" includes cannon crackers, fireballs, firecrackers, mines, Roman candles, skyrockets, squibs, torpedoes" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Permit:** Special permits for buying and setting off fireworks for special occasions outside October 24 to November 1 are issued by the Fire Chief. A public display needs the Fire Chief's written permission. - Source: [Fire Prevention Bylaw No. 2049, 2021 (consolidated with Bylaw 2153), s. 4.3(a)(ii), (iii)](https://spallumcheen.civicweb.net/document/74141/) - Official wording: "special Permits shall be obtained from the Fire Chief for the buying and" … "public Fireworks display unless such public display is held with the written" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Fine:** Municipal ticket: $250 ($200 if paid within 14 days) for setting off fireworks outside the required dates or without a permit. - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 2023, 2021, Schedule B.5](https://spallumcheen.civicweb.net/document/85861/) - Official wording: "Setting off fireworks outside of the required" … "dates or without a permit" … "$250.00 $200.00" - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 2023, 2021, s. 4(a)](https://spallumcheen.civicweb.net/document/85861/) - Official wording: "If received by the Township within 14 days of the person receiving or" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Bylaw:** Township of Spallumcheen Fire Prevention Bylaw No. 2049, 2021 - Source: [Fire Prevention Bylaw No. 2049, 2021 (consolidated with Bylaw 2153), footer](https://spallumcheen.civicweb.net/document/74141/) - Official wording: "Township of Spallumcheen Fire Prevention Bylaw No. 2049, 2021" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 ## How it works The [Fire Prevention Bylaw No. 2049]() allows fireworks only between October 24 and November 1 in any year. Selling or giving away fireworks is limited to the same dates. "Fireworks" has the meaning in the provincial Fireworks Act, which includes cannon crackers, fireballs, firecrackers, mines, Roman candles, skyrockets, squibs and torpedoes. ## Steps 1. For fireworks outside the dates (including buying them), ask the Fire Chief for a special permit through the Township office. 2. For a public display, get the Fire Chief's written permission. ## Good to know - The bylaw sets no hours of the day. - To report fireworks outside the allowed dates, call 911 and ask for Fire Dispatch. A responding fire department may bill costs, and fines may apply. - Ticket: $250 ($200 if paid within 14 days) for setting off fireworks outside the dates or without a permit. ## Official forms and pages - [Fire Prevention Bylaw No. 2049, 2021 (PDF)](https://spallumcheen.civicweb.net/document/74141/) - [Fireworks, Township of Spallumcheen](https://www.spallumcheentwp.bc.ca/fireworks.htm) ## Related questions - [Spallumcheen backyard fire and burning rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/spallumcheen/backyard-fire.md) - [Spallumcheen noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/spallumcheen/noise-rules.md) - [Spallumcheen bylaw fines and how tickets work](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/spallumcheen/bylaw-fines.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Fireworks rules in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fireworks.md) - [Armstrong](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/armstrong/fireworks.md) - [Enderby](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/enderby/fireworks.md) - [Vernon](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vernon/fireworks.md) - [Coldstream](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coldstream/fireworks.md) - [Lumby](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lumby/fireworks.md) - [Lake Country](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lake-country/fireworks.md) ## Sources - [Fire Prevention Bylaw No. 2049, 2021 (consolidated with Bylaw 2153) (PDF), Township of Spallumcheen](https://spallumcheen.civicweb.net/document/74141/) (read 2026-11-06) - [Fireworks, Township of Spallumcheen](https://www.spallumcheentwp.bc.ca/fireworks.htm) (read 2026-11-06) - [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 2023, 2021 (PDF), Township of Spallumcheen](https://spallumcheen.civicweb.net/document/85861/) (read 2026-11-06) - [Fireworks Act, Province of British Columbia](https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/96146_01) (read 2026-11-06) _Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 6 of 6 facts was matched to the official text. 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