Federal Way, WA Fire Regulations: Fireworks (2026)

FWRC 6.63.050(1) makes it unlawful for any person to possess, use, sell, discharge, or explode fireworks of any kind within Federal Way, except as authorized by a state license and a city public display permit issued under this chapter and RCW 70.77.260 or RCW 70.77.311. That ban covers consumer fireworks year-round, including on the Fourth of July, with no seasonal carve-out in the chapter. Violating the possession-and-use ban is a civil infraction punishable by a $300.00 fine. A separate, harsher penalty applies under FWRC 6.63.050(2): anyone who discharges or uses a firework in a reckless manner that creates a substantial risk of death or serious physical injury to another person, or damage to another's property, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

Public displays remain possible only through the permit track in Article II. FWRC 6.63.070 requires a written application to the local fire official at least 14 days before the display, with information consistent with WAC 212-17-270 and proof of bond or liability insurance. The city building official reviews the fire official's recommendation before granting the permit. Every public display must be planned, organized, and discharged by a state-licensed pyrotechnic operator under FWRC 6.63.100, and the applicant must submit a site plan showing structures and hazards within 900 feet under FWRC 6.63.110.

The building official can summarily revoke a permit under FWRC 6.63.150 if the fire official finds unacceptable risk, and all combustible debris must be cleared from 300 feet around the discharge site under FWRC 6.63.130.