Englewood, NJ Fire Regulations: Fireworks (2026)

Fireworks regulation in New Jersey is set primarily by state statute. N.J.S.A. 21:2-1 et seq. (Fireworks) and N.J.S.A. 21:3-1 et seq. (Explosives and Fireworks) make it unlawful to sell, offer for sale, possess, or use fireworks except as permitted by law or under a valid permit. P.L. 2017, c. 92 (S3034) amended the law to allow limited consumer use of (1) hand-held or ground-based sparkling devices that are non-explosive and non-aerial, including cylindrical and cone fountains, illuminating torches, wheels, and ground spinners, and (2) snakes and glow worms, smoke devices, and trick noisemakers such as party poppers, snappers, and drop pops. Sale of these items is restricted to persons 16 and older. All other fireworks - firecrackers, bottle rockets, sky rockets, Roman candles, mortar shells, and any other aerial or explosive device - remain illegal for consumer sale, possession, or use. Public displays require a permit issued under the Explosives and Fireworks Act and oversight by the New Jersey Division of Fire Safety. Locally, Englewood adopted the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code in Chapter 212 (Fire Prevention), Article II of the City Code, effective October 5, 2004, pursuant to the Uniform Fire Safety Act (N.J.S.A. 52:27D-192 et seq.). The Englewood Fire Prevention Bureau, a bureau of the Englewood Fire Department, is the local enforcing agency. Enforcement of the fireworks laws is shared among the Englewood Police Department, the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office, and the New Jersey Division of Fire Safety. Permitted public fireworks displays (such as the city's annual Independence Day celebration) are conducted by licensed pyrotechnic operators under state-issued display permits.