Amador County, CA Fire Regulations: Fireworks (2026)

Amador County sits in the Sierra foothills and mountains and is overwhelmingly classified as State Responsibility Area (SRA) with High and Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones. Because of that risk, the county does not permit the sale or discharge of fireworks anywhere in its unincorporated communities — Pine Grove, Pioneer, Buckhorn, Kirkwood and surrounding areas. This goes further than California state law: under California Health & Safety Code sections 12500 et seq., 'dangerous' fireworks (firecrackers, sky rockets, bottle rockets, Roman candles) are illegal statewide and require a license, while 'safe and sane' fireworks are legal only where a local jurisdiction allows them. Amador County's four largest incorporated cities (Jackson, Sutter Creek, Ione, Plymouth) allow safe-and-sane fireworks within their city limits, typically sold by nonprofit groups around the Fourth of July. Outside those four city boundaries — including Amador City and every unincorporated address — possessing, selling, or lighting any firework is prohibited. CAL FIRE's Amador-El Dorado Unit and local fire districts enforce the prohibition, and seizures of illegal fireworks are common during peak fire season.