Yakima County, WA Fire Regulations: Fireworks (2026)

015 makes it unlawful for any person in the unincorporated county to store, offer for sale, expose for sale, use, possess, fire or discharge any fireworks, except as the chapter otherwise allows. 040: the applicant must hold a valid license from the State Fire Marshal, apply in writing to the county fire marshal at least ten days before the show, and pay a $100 fee per display, reduced to $50 for displays valued at $500 or less and waived entirely for nonprofit organizations. The fire marshal investigates whether the proposed display would be hazardous, may attach conditions, and every display must be handled by a pyrotechnic operator the fire marshal approves; permits cannot be transferred.

050 requires the permit holder to carry liability insurance naming the county, its officers and employees as additional insureds, in amounts of at least $50,000 per person, $1,000,000 per event, and $25,000 for property damage. 77. 100: industrial blasting and explosive materials, blank cartridges used for ceremonies, athletic events or military demonstrations, signal flares or torpedoes used by vehicles or railroads, and pyrotechnics used in licensed motion-picture, theatrical or opera productions. 250 puts the chief of the Washington State Patrol, through the director of fire protection, in charge of enforcing and administering the state fireworks chapter, requires counties and cities to comply with statewide minimum enforcement rules, and lets the county fire marshal enforce alongside the state rather than being displaced by it.