Kirkland, WA Fire Regulations: Fireworks (2026)
Key Facts
- Citation
- KMC §§ 11.60.020, 11.60.030
- Sale
- Banned citywide, no exceptions
- Possession/use
- Banned without state and city permit
- Display permit fee
- $100, filed 14+ days ahead
- Parks
- Fireworks banned under KMC 11.60.090
Summary
Kirkland bans the sale, possession, use, and discharge of fireworks citywide. KMC 11.60.020 and 11.60.030 make it unlawful to sell any fireworks in the city or to possess, use, transfer, or discharge them, except under a state license and city permit for an authorized public display or approved group event.
Except as authorized by state license and city permit granted pursuant to RCW 70.77.260(2) (public display) or RCW 70.77.311(2) (use by group or individual for religious or other specific purpose on approved date and at an approved location), it is unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to engage in the retail sale of, or to sell, possess, use, transfer, discharge or explode any fireworks of any kind within the city. Violation of this section, to the extent it also constitutes a violation of RCW 70.77.488, 70.77.510 or 70.77.515, shall constitute a gross misdemeanor. Otherwise, violation of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 4945, passed July 21, 2026).
Full Breakdown
77 RCW and layers a stricter local ban on top. 020 flatly makes it unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to sell fireworks within the city, with no exception for licensed retailers. 311(2) for use by a group or individual for a religious or other specific purpose at an approved date and location. 090 separately bans discharging or possessing fireworks in any city park or on public land. 070, and the applicant must hold a state pyrotechnic operator license under Chapter 212-17 WAC. 355 is required, a site drawing covering a five-hundred-foot radius must be submitted to the fire department, combustible debris must be cleared for three hundred feet in every direction afterward, and the fire department can require a Kirkland fire pumper and at least three firefighters on site thirty minutes before and after the display, billed to the applicant. 130 and can revoke a permit for noncompliance.
Violations & Fines
Selling, possessing, using, or discharging fireworks in Kirkland without a state license and city permit is a misdemeanor under KMC 11.60.030, or a gross misdemeanor if the conduct also violates RCW 70.77.488, 70.77.510, or 70.77.515. Discharging or possessing fireworks in any city park or on public land is a separate misdemeanor under KMC 11.60.090. The fire department can revoke a display permit on the spot for noncompliance.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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