Pitt County, NC Fire Regulations: Fireworks (2026)

Section 2(A)(13) of the Pitt County Cultural Arts & Recreation Parks & Facilities Ordinance, adopted January 13, 2025, is the only fireworks-specific rule in the county's compiled ordinances: it makes it unlawful for any park visitor to hit golf balls, throw or propel any dangerous projectiles, or use fireworks anywhere on property the department manages, meaning Alice F. Keene District Park, the Pitt County Office Park Recreation Complex, and Lake Glenwood Park. The ordinance groups fireworks with other projectile hazards rather than treating it as a stand-alone offense, and it carries no permit exception, so there's no path in this text for a sponsored fireworks display or a group event to get authorization to use fireworks on these properties.

The prohibition is narrower than a county-wide fireworks law: it governs only the outdoor recreation sites Cultural Arts & Recreation manages, and the file that compiles Pitt County's ordinances contains no separate general fireworks ordinance covering private property elsewhere in the county. Section 5 of the same ordinance gives the Cultural Arts & Recreation Director and any park staff authority to enforce every rule in Section 2, including the fireworks ban, and to eject from the park any person acting in violation. The rule sits alongside the ordinance's other safety items, including bans on unattended vehicles, unauthorized drones, and undesignated motorized equipment on the fields.