Arcadia, CA Fire Regulations: Fireworks (2026)

Section 3124.9 adds Section 5608.2 to Chapter 56 of the California Fire Code "due to local climatic conditions." The prohibition is not limited to launching fireworks: it reaches selling, displaying for sale, possessing, storing and manufacturing them, and it names "Safe and Sane" fireworks, the consumer category that some cities allow, so those are covered too. It applies anywhere within the City, and the only door out is the phrase "except as allowed by the Fire Chief." The City Council enacted it through Ord. No.

2409, adopted November 18, 2025, when it repealed and replaced Division 4 of the Fire Code chapter. Enforcement runs through the Arcadia Fire Department and its Fire Prevention Bureau, whose Division Head is the Fire Marshal under § 3122.9, and through the Arcadia Police Department. Section 3122.11 defines the jurisdictional area as the boundaries of the City. Related Fire Code amendments matter when fireworks cause a fire call. Under § 3124.13, where an emergency is caused or exacerbated by a willful act, a negligent act, or a violation of the Fire Code, Building Code or any other applicable law, the cost of mitigating and securing it is a charge against the person who caused it, and damages and expenses of mutual aid agencies are a debt of that person collectible by the Fire Chief.

Section 3124.11 adds a non-refundable fee, set by City Council Resolution, on permit applications. An applicant refused a permit by the Chief can appeal to the Building/Fire Code Appeals Board within thirty (30) days under § 3125.