Irving, TX Fire Regulations: Fireworks (2026)
Key Facts
- State enabling law
- Tex. Loc. Gov't Code Sec. 342.003(a)(8)
- Local fireworks article
- repealed 12/15/2005, Ord. 8583
- Special event fireworks permit
- issued by the fire marshal's office
- Special event pyrotechnics insurance
- $3,000,000 per claim minimum
- Block party fireworks
- prohibited outright
- Special event/block party fine
- up to $500
Summary
Texas law lets Irving prohibit or regulate fireworks, but Irving repealed its own dedicated fireworks ordinance in 2005. Today the city requires a fire marshal permit and $3 million in insurance for fireworks at special events, and bans them outright at neighborhood block parties.
(a) The governing body of the municipality may: ... (8) prohibit or otherwise regulate the use of fireworks; ... (c) Subsection (a)(8) does not authorize a municipality to confiscate packaged, unopened fireworks.
Full Breakdown
State authority for local fireworks regulation comes from Tex. Loc. Gov't Code Sec. 003(a)(8), which lets a municipality's governing body 'prohibit or otherwise regulate the use of fireworks,' subject to Sec. 003(c), which bars a city from confiscating packaged, unopened fireworks. Irving once had its own standalone fireworks article, but the Code of Civil and Criminal Ordinances now shows Chapter 24, Article IV as '(Reserved),' with an editor's note explaining that the 'former Art. ' No replacement citywide fireworks ban has been codified since. Current fireworks control instead runs through the special events chapter: Sec.
33B-12(c) requires anyone planning to use fireworks or pyrotechnic devices at a permitted special event to obtain a permit from the office of the fire marshal and be qualified and licensed in handling pyrotechnic devices, and Sec. 33B-8(b)(4) requires the pyrotechnics company to carry at least $3,000,000 in additional general liability insurance for each claim. Separately, Sec. 33B-19(g) flatly states that 'pyrotechnics or fireworks are prohibited at a neighborhood block party,' one of the specific conditions attached to the city's one-day block party permits.
Violations & Fines
Using fireworks at a special event without the required fire marshal permit, or violating a block party permit's fireworks ban, is an offense under Sec. 33B-20(a)-(b), punishable by a fine up to $500 under Sec. 33B-20(c). Sec. 33B-20(d) makes these strict liability offenses, meaning the city does not have to prove intent to convict.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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