Auburn, WA Fire Regulations: Fireworks (2026)
Key Facts
- Discharge window (July 4)
- 9:00 a.m.-11:00 p.m.
- Discharge window (New Year's)
- 6:00 p.m. Dec 31-1:00 a.m. Jan 1
- Sale window
- June 28 noon through July 4
- 1st offense penalty
- Up to $250 civil infraction
- 3rd offense penalty
- Misdemeanor, 90 days/$1,000 fine
- Display bond
- $1,000,000 required
Summary
Auburn limits legal fireworks discharge to 9 a.m.-11 p.m. on July 4th and 6 p.m. December 31st through 1 a.m. January 1st under ACC 8.24.020. Sales run only on a set June 28-July 4 schedule. A first violation is a $250 civil infraction, rising to a misdemeanor with jail time on a third offense within a year.
The sale, purchase and discharge of consumer fireworks shall not be permitted at any time except during the following times and dates: A. Sale and Purchase of Consumer Fireworks. Between the hours of 12:00 noon and 9:00 p.m. on June 28th of any year and between 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. on June 29th through July 4th of any year, with the sale of consumer fireworks not being permitted on or around New Year's Day, or at any time other than specified above; and B. Discharge on July 4th. Between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. on the fourth of July of any year; and C. Discharge on New Year's. Between the hours of 6:00 p.m. on December 31st and 1:00 a.m. on January 1st of the subsequent year. D. Violation – Penalty. A first conviction for violating this section is a civil infraction with a maximum penalty of $250.00. A second conviction for violating this section is a civil infraction with a maximum penalty of $500.00 if the violations occurred within a 365-day period.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 7023, passed July 6, 2026).
Full Breakdown
020 sets the only windows in which consumer fireworks may be sold, purchased or discharged in Auburn. from June 29th through July 4th, with no sales allowed on or around New Year's Day or at any other time. on January 1st. Outside those windows, setting off consumer fireworks is unlawful citywide. 030 separately bans manufacturing, possessing, using or detonating fireworks in Auburn outright, carving out only narrow exceptions: emergency flares, signal devices for athletic events, use by military organizations, theatrical blank cartridges, permitted public displays, use authorized by federal law within the Muckleshoot Indian Reservation, and fireworks in continuous transit through the city on SR-18, SR-164 or SR-167 between lawful origin and destination points.
A separate list of novelty items, sparklers, fountains, illuminating torches, wheels, ground spinners, flitter sparklers and smoke devices, remains legal to use everywhere except in city parks. Public displays require a fire-chief-issued permit, a $1,000,000 bond or insurance certificate naming the city as an additional insured, and compliance with detailed site-safety rules for storing and firing shells.
Violations & Fines
A first fireworks conviction under ACC 8.24.020 is a civil infraction capped at $250; a second within 365 days rises to $500. A third or later conviction in the same 365-day window becomes a misdemeanor punishable by up to 90 days in jail and/or a $1,000 fine, and the city can also order a convicted retailer to stop selling fireworks for the rest of the year.
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