Grant County, WA Fire Regulations: Fireworks (2026)
Key Facts
- Permitting officer
- Grant County Fire Marshal or designee
- Ban authority
- Board of County Commissioners issues the ban
- Trigger
- "Extreme Fire Danger": hot, dry, low fuel moisture
- Maximum penalty
- $1,000 fine and/or 90 days jail
- State authority
- RCW 70.77.260
Summary
Grant County's Fire Marshal issues fireworks permits for the unincorporated county under GCC 6.04.020, following RCW 70.77.260, and can recommend an emergency sale-and-discharge ban to the Board of County Commissioners whenever Extreme Fire Danger conditions exist. Discharging fireworks during a declared ban is a misdemeanor punishable by up to a $1,000 fine and 90 days in jail.
6.04.020 - Fireworks permitting authority. Pursuant to RCW 70.77.260 1.The Board of County Commissioners, (BOCC), of Grant County does hereby appoint the Fire Marshal of Grant County or their designee as the designated officer for the unincorporated areas of the county and in those jurisdictions who are contracted with the county to receive applications for firework permits to insure compliance with state and local code for the approval and issuance of a permit.2.The Grant County Fire Marshal shall develop policies and procedures' for the sale and discharge of fireworks with-in the county. 6.04.030 - Emergency Ban of Fireworks. 1.The Grant County Fire Marshal may recommend to the BOCC a prohibition on the sale and or discharge of Fireworks due to "Extreme Fire Danger".2.The BOCC will determine and issue the ban to prohibit the sale and or discharge of fireworks. 6.04.040 - Violation—Penalty. Discharge of fireworks during periods of declared "Extreme Fire Danger" is a misdemeanor and any person violating this chapter shall, upon conviction, be fined up to one thousand dollars or be imprisoned for up to ninety days, or be subject to both such fine and imprisonment.
Full Breakdown
04 puts fireworks permitting in unincorporated Grant County in the hands of the county Fire Marshal. 260. 010 as periods of hot, dry weather accompanied by low fuel moistures and or diminished firefighting resources as determined by the fire marshal, a standard the Fire Marshal alone applies. 030 lets the Fire Marshal recommend an emergency ban on the sale and discharge of fireworks countywide, but the Board of County Commissioners, not the Fire Marshal, holds the actual authority to determine and issue the ban. Once the BOCC issues it, the ban applies to sale and discharge alike, not just discharge, for as long as the extreme conditions persist.
040 makes violating that emergency ban a criminal matter rather than a civil infraction: discharging fireworks during a declared Extreme Fire Danger period is a misdemeanor, carrying, upon conviction, a fine of up to one thousand dollars, imprisonment of up to ninety days, or both.
Violations & Fines
Discharging fireworks while the BOCC's Extreme Fire Danger ban under GCC 6.04.030 is in effect is a misdemeanor under GCC 6.04.040, with a maximum penalty of a one-thousand-dollar fine, ninety days in jail, or both upon conviction. Outside a declared ban, permit compliance is enforced through the Fire Marshal's own permitting policies and procedures rather than a separate infraction schedule printed in this chapter.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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