Avondale, AZ Fire Regulations: Fireworks (2026)

Avondale regulates fireworks under Chapter 10, Article IV of its City Code. Section 10-45(a) states the use, discharge or ignition of fireworks within the corporate limits is prohibited, except for the limited use of permissible consumer fireworks during the time periods and under the conditions provided in A.R.S. 36-1606. Section 10-44 ties the city's definitions of consumer firework, display firework, permissible consumer firework and novelty items to A.R.S. 36-1601. Under that state statute, permissible consumer fireworks are ground-based and handheld items such as cylindrical and cone fountains, ground spinners, sparklers, flitter sparklers and toy smoke devices. Anything designed to rise into the air and explode, including firecrackers, bottle rockets, sky rockets, Roman candles and aerial shells, is not permissible and remains banned. A.R.S. 36-1606 sets the lawful use windows recognized in Maricopa County (roughly June 24 through July 6 and December 24 through January 3) and prohibits use between 11:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. except on New Year's and the night of July 4. Section 10-45(b) preserves the right to use novelty items and to hold a supervised public display, and 10-45(c) lets the fire chief permit properly supervised public displays, which can be denied or revoked during high fire danger. A permit-condition violation carries a base civil fine of up to $1,000.