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title: Tumbler Ridge fireworks rules
question: "Are fireworks allowed in Tumbler Ridge?"
place: Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, Canada
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category: Bylaws, noise and complaints
owner: municipal
owner_body: District of Tumbler Ridge
sources_read: 2026-11-08
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# Tumbler Ridge fireworks rules

**Question:** Are fireworks allowed in Tumbler Ridge?

**Short answer:** In Tumbler Ridge, people 18 or older may set off low-level consumer fireworks on private property, with no campfire ban in effect and wind not over 10 km/h. Other fireworks need a written permit from the Fire Chief. A ticket is $100.

**Who handles it:** Municipal (District of Tumbler Ridge, https://www.districtoftumblerridge.ca)  
**Cost:** No permit fee found in the Fees and Charges Bylaw. Ticket: $100.  
**How long:** Not applicable.  
**Where:**
- In person: Fire Hall (fireworks permit), 325 Iles Way, Tumbler Ridge, BC (Bylaw Enforcement is based at the Fire Hall)
- Phone: Bylaw Enforcement Officer, 250-242-3939 (Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.)

## Key facts

- **Setting off fireworks:** Low-level consumer fireworks (designed to function at 50 m or lower) may be used by people 18 or older on private property, following the manufacturer's instructions, with no campfire ban in effect, wind not over 10 km/h, and without causing a noise disturbance. Other fireworks need a written permit from the Fire Chief.
  - Source: [Fire Protection Bylaw No. 680, 2019, ss. 93-94](https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/66334/)
  - Official wording: "No person shall set off, or caused to be set off, any consumer fireworks unless that" … "Low-level consumer fireworks (those which are designed to function at heights of 50" … "metres or less) are permitted to be used by individuals of at least 18 years of age, on" … "wind speeds are not above 10 kilometres per hour,"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Selling fireworks:** Not confirmed. The readable bylaw does not say whether fireworks may be sold in town.
- **What counts as fireworks:** Low-level consumer fireworks are those designed to function at heights of 50 metres or less.
  - Source: [Fire Protection Bylaw No. 680, 2019, s. 94](https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/66334/)
  - Official wording: "Low-level consumer fireworks (those which are designed to function at heights of 50"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Permit:** A written permit from the Fire Chief, applied for at the Fire Hall, giving date(s) and time(s), location, purpose and other information the Chief asks for.
  - Source: [Fire Protection Bylaw No. 680, 2019, ss. 93, 95, 98](https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/66334/)
  - Official wording: "An applicant for a fireworks permit under this section shall provide the following" … "The date(s) and time(s) at which the proposed display is to be carried on;" … "Applications for permits under section 93 shall be made at the Fire Hall."
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Fine:** Municipal ticket: $100 for improper use of fireworks, for using fireworks without a permit, and for giving or selling fireworks to a person under 18.
  - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 560, 2011, consolidated, Schedule 5](https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/28324/)
  - Official wording: "Improper use of fireworks" … "Give or sell fireworks to a person under the age of 18 years" … "Using fireworks without a permit"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08
- **Bylaw:** Fire Protection Bylaw No. 680, 2019 (amended by Bylaw No. 751, 2025).
  - Source: [Fire Protection Amendment Bylaw No. 751, 2025, Title](https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/66331/)
  - Official wording: "BYLAW NO. 751, 2025" … "Bylaw No. 680, 2019"
  - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08

## How it works

The District of Tumbler Ridge's [Fire Protection Bylaw No. 680](<https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/66334/>) (amended by [Bylaw No. 751, 2025](<https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/66331/>)) covers fireworks. Low-level consumer fireworks are those designed to function at 50 m or lower.

## Steps

1. For low-level fireworks, be 18 or older and use them on private property, following the manufacturer's instructions.
2. Do not use them while a campfire ban is in effect, when wind is over 10 km/h, or in a way that causes a noise disturbance.
3. For any other fireworks, apply at the Fire Hall for a written permit from the Fire Chief. The application gives date(s) and time(s), location, purpose and anything else the Chief asks for.

## Good to know

- The bylaw sets no fixed dates or hours beyond the noise disturbance test in the Noise Control Bylaw.
- A municipal ticket is $100 for improper use, using fireworks without a permit, and giving or selling fireworks to anyone under 18 ([Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 560](<https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/28324/>)).
- The readable bylaw does not say whether fireworks may be sold in town. No permit fee was found in the Fees and Charges Bylaw.
- Ask the Bylaw Enforcement Officer at 250-242-3939 about anything not covered.

## Official forms and pages

- [Fire Protection Bylaw No. 680, 2019 (PDF), District of Tumbler Ridge](https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/66334/)
- [Fire Protection Amendment Bylaw No. 751, 2025 (PDF), District of Tumbler Ridge](https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/66331/)
- [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 560, 2011, consolidated (PDF), District of Tumbler Ridge](https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/28324/)

## Related questions

- [Tumbler Ridge noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tumbler-ridge/noise-rules.md)
- [Tumbler Ridge backyard fire and burning rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tumbler-ridge/backyard-fire.md)
- [Tumbler Ridge bylaw fines and how tickets work](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tumbler-ridge/bylaw-fines.md)

## The same question elsewhere

- [Fireworks rules in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fireworks.md)
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- [Fort St. John](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-john/fireworks.md)
- [Prince George](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-george/fireworks.md)
- [Fort St James](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-james/fireworks.md)
- [Vanderhoof](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vanderhoof/fireworks.md)

## Sources

- [Fire Protection Bylaw No. 680, 2019 (PDF), District of Tumbler Ridge](https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/66334/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Fire Protection Amendment Bylaw No. 751, 2025 (PDF), District of Tumbler Ridge](https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/66331/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Municipal Ticket Information Bylaw No. 560, 2011, consolidated (PDF), District of Tumbler Ridge](https://tumblerridge.civicweb.net/document/28324/) (read 2026-11-08)
- [Municipal Bylaw Enforcement, District of Tumbler Ridge](https://www.districtoftumblerridge.ca/p/municipal-bylaw-enforcement) (read 2026-11-08)

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