Kalamazoo, MI Fire Regulations: Fireworks (2026)

Kalamazoo City Code § 15-30 permits ignition, discharge, or use of consumer fireworks or homemade fireworks only after 11:00 a.m. on six windows tied to holidays: December 31 until 1:00 a.m. January 1; the Saturday and Sunday before Memorial Day until 11:45 p.m.; June 19 (or the third Saturday in June if the 19th is not a Friday or Saturday) until 11:45 p.m.; June 29 through July 4 until 11:45 p.m. nightly; July 5 until 11:45 p.m. if it falls on a Friday or Saturday; and the Saturday and Sunday before Labor Day until 11:45 p.m.

Outside those windows, discharge anywhere in the city is unlawful. Section 15-30B bars use on public property, school property, church property, or another person's property without that owner's express permission. Section 15-30C bars sale of consumer fireworks to anyone under 18, verified by a driver's license, state ID, enhanced ID, military ID, or passport. Section 15-30D bars igniting fireworks while under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance. Section 15-31 lets the Chief of Public Safety or the Fire Marshal, in consultation with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, impose a citywide no-burning restriction covering fireworks when wildfire-danger criteria reach extreme, or very high for 72 consecutive hours, and requires public notice when the ban is imposed and lifted.

Article IIA was adopted in 2012 and rewritten in its entirety on August 19, 2019, and § 15-30A was further amended July 19, 2021. Public and private pyrotechnic or display-fireworks shows still require a City Commission-approved permit under § 15-33, with a fee, a bond or insurance requirement, and Fire Marshal review of the operator's qualifications under NFPA 1123.