{"title":"Vernon fireworks rules","question":"Are fireworks allowed?","slug":"fireworks","place":{"path":"ca/bc/vernon","name":"Vernon","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":"City of Vernon","url":"https://www.vernon.ca"},"short_answer":"No. Under the City of Vernon's Fire Services Bylaw, no one may store, sell, possess or discharge fireworks in the City unless authorized by a permit. The only permit the bylaw describes is for Display Fireworks, issued by the Director of Fire Rescue Services.","aliases":["firecrackers vernon","halloween fireworks vernon","fireworks bylaw vernon","display fireworks permit vernon"],"cost":"Display Fireworks Permit $100. Possessing or discharging without a permit: bylaw notice $150 ($125 if paid within 14 days, $175 after 28 days); municipal ticket $300. Storing without a permit: notice $100; ticket $200.","how_long":null,"where":[{"type":"phone","label":"Bylaw Compliance (to report)","value":"250-550-3505"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Fire Services Bylaw 5635 (PDF), Part Nine Fireworks","url":"https://www.vernon.ca/sites/default/files/docs/bylaws/fire_services_bylaw_5635.pdf"}],"related":[{"slug":"backyard-fire","title":"Vernon backyard fire and burning rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vernon/backyard-fire/"},{"slug":"noise-rules","title":"Vernon noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vernon/noise-rules/"},{"slug":"bylaw-fines","title":"Vernon bylaw fines and how tickets work","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vernon/bylaw-fines/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/coldstream","name":"Coldstream","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coldstream/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lake-country","name":"Lake Country","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lake-country/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/spallumcheen","name":"Spallumcheen","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/spallumcheen/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/armstrong","name":"Armstrong","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/armstrong/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/lumby","name":"Lumby","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lumby/fireworks/"},{"place":"ca/bc/enderby","name":"Enderby","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/enderby/fireworks/"}],"topic":{"title":"Fireworks rules in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fireworks/"},"facts":{"use":{"label":"Setting off fireworks","value":"Not without a permit. No one may store, sell, possess or discharge fireworks anywhere in the City unless authorized by a permit under the Fire Services Bylaw. The only permit the bylaw describes is for Display Fireworks, issued by the Director of Fire Rescue Services.","short":"No, without a permit","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.vernon.ca/sites/default/files/docs/bylaws/fire_services_bylaw_5635.pdf","title":"Fire Services Bylaw 5635 (PDF), City of Vernon","section":"s. 9.1, 9.2(a)","quotes":["No person shall, at any time, store, sell, possess or discharge Fireworks anywhere within the City, unless authorized by a Permit under this Bylaw.","No person shall at any time, possess or set off Display Fireworks unless that person has first obtained a valid Permit from the Director of Fire Rescue Services in the prescribed form."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"sale":{"label":"Selling fireworks","value":"No. No one may sell fireworks in the City unless authorized by a permit under the bylaw. Display Fireworks may be sold only to a person presenting a valid permit from the Director of Fire Rescue Services.","short":"No, unless authorized by a permit","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.vernon.ca/sites/default/files/docs/bylaws/fire_services_bylaw_5635.pdf","title":"Fire Services Bylaw 5635 (PDF), City of Vernon","section":"s. 9.1, 9.4","quotes":["No person shall, at any time, store, sell, possess or discharge Fireworks anywhere within the City, unless authorized by a Permit under this Bylaw.","No person shall offer for sale, sell, give or trade any Display Fireworks to any person other than a person presenting a valid Permit issued by the Director of Fire Rescue Services."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"what_counts":{"label":"What counts as fireworks","value":"\"Fireworks\" includes cannon crackers, fireballs, firecrackers, mines, roman candles, skyrockets, squibs, torpedoes and other explosive products made to produce an explosion. \"Display Fireworks\" are high-hazard articles for professionals, such as aerial shells, cakes, roman candles, waterfalls, lances and wheels.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.vernon.ca/sites/default/files/docs/bylaws/fire_services_bylaw_5635.pdf","title":"Fire Services Bylaw 5635 (PDF), City of Vernon","section":"Schedule A (definitions)","quotes":["includes cannon crackers, fireballs, firecrackers, mines, roman candles, skyrockets, squibs, torpedoes, and other explosive products or devices manufactured to intentionally produce an explosion.","means high-hazard firework articles designed for use by professionals. These articles include items such as aerial shells, cakes, roman candles, waterfalls, lances and wheels."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"permit":{"label":"Permit","value":"A Display Fireworks Permit from the Director of Fire Rescue Services, $100. The applicant must be the person who will supervise the display and must hold a Fireworks Supervisor Certificate from Natural Resources Canada.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.vernon.ca/sites/default/files/docs/bylaws/fire_services_bylaw_5635.pdf","title":"Fire Services Bylaw 5635 (PDF), City of Vernon","section":"s. 9.2, 9.3","quotes":["Every person applying for a Permit to possess or set off Display Fireworks must be the same person who will supervise the setting off of the Display Fireworks and that person must also possess a valid Fireworks Supervisor Certificate issued by Natural Resources Canada."]},{"url":"https://www.vernon.ca/sites/default/files/docs/bylaws/fees_and_charges_bylaw_3909_consolidated.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw 3909 (consolidated) (PDF), City of Vernon","section":"Schedule A, section 6 (Fire Rescue Services), item F","quotes":["Display Fireworks Permit $100.00 each"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"fine":{"label":"Fine","value":"Possessing or discharging fireworks without a permit: bylaw notice $150 ($125 early, $175 late); municipal ticket $300 ($225 early). Storing fireworks without a permit: notice $100 ($75 early, $90 late); ticket $200 ($180 early).","short":"Notice $150 ($125 early); ticket $300","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.vernon.ca/sites/default/files/docs/bylaws/Bylaw%20Notice%20Enforcement%20Bylaw%206048.pdf","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw 6048 (PDF), City of Vernon","section":"Schedule A (Fire Services Bylaw)","quotes":["9.1 Possession or discharge of $150.00 $125.00 $175.00 NO","9.5 Storage of Fireworks $100.00 $75.00 $90.00 NO"]},{"url":"https://www.vernon.ca/sites/default/files/docs/bylaws/Municipal%20Ticketing%20Information%20Bylaw%206049.pdf","title":"Municipal Ticketing Information Bylaw 6049 (PDF), City of Vernon","section":"Schedule B (Fire Services Bylaw)","quotes":["9.1 Possession or discharge of $300.00 $225.00","9.5 Storage of Fireworks without $200.00 $180.00"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Fire Services Bylaw No. 5635 (Part Nine, Fireworks)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.vernon.ca/sites/default/files/docs/bylaws/fire_services_bylaw_5635.pdf","title":"Fire Services Bylaw 5635 (PDF), City of Vernon","section":"Schedule A (definitions)","quotes":["means the City of Vernon Fire Services Bylaw No. 5635."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":6,"stated":6,"matched":6,"none":0,"unknown":0},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nPart Nine of the [Fire Services Bylaw 5635](<https://www.vernon.ca/sites/default/files/docs/bylaws/fire_services_bylaw_5635.pdf>) says no one may store, sell, possess or discharge fireworks anywhere in the City of Vernon unless authorized by a permit. \"Fireworks\" includes cannon crackers, fireballs, firecrackers, mines, roman candles, skyrockets, squibs, torpedoes and other explosive products made to produce an explosion. The bylaw sets no dates or hours when fireworks are allowed.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. For a professional display, apply for a Display Fireworks Permit from the Director of Fire Rescue Services. The fee is $100.\n2. The applicant must be the person who will supervise the display and must hold a Fireworks Supervisor Certificate from Natural Resources Canada.\n3. Display Fireworks (high-hazard articles such as aerial shells, cakes, waterfalls, lances and wheels) may be sold only to a person with a valid permit.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- The bylaw describes permits for Display Fireworks only. It does not say whether any other fireworks can be permitted, and it does not mention sparklers. Ask Bylaw Compliance.\n- Report fireworks being set off to Bylaw Compliance at 250-550-3505. For a fire or danger to people, call 9-1-1.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.vernon.ca/sites/default/files/docs/bylaws/fire_services_bylaw_5635.pdf","title":"Fire Services Bylaw 5635 (PDF), City of Vernon","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.vernon.ca/sites/default/files/docs/bylaws/fees_and_charges_bylaw_3909_consolidated.pdf","title":"Fees and Charges Bylaw 3909 (consolidated) (PDF), City of Vernon","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.vernon.ca/sites/default/files/docs/bylaws/Bylaw%20Notice%20Enforcement%20Bylaw%206048.pdf","title":"Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw 6048 (PDF), City of Vernon","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.vernon.ca/sites/default/files/docs/bylaws/Municipal%20Ticketing%20Information%20Bylaw%206049.pdf","title":"Municipal Ticketing Information Bylaw 6049 (PDF), City of Vernon","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.vernon.ca/government-services/contact-us","title":"Contact Us, City of Vernon","accessed":"2026-11-05"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-05","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/vernon/fireworks/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vernon/fireworks.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vernon/fireworks.json"}}