Longmont, CO Fire Regulations: Fireworks (2026)

030 of the Longmont Municipal Code lists seven numbered prohibitions governing fireworks within city limits. Unless the display is an authorized part of a city-conducted or city-sponsored event, such as the July 4th celebration, it is unlawful to discharge fireworks on any city street, alley, sidewalk, park or other city property unless a sparkler permit has been issued by the public safety chief or designee. Discharge from within or on top of any vehicle, motorized or not, moving or not, is banned outright, as is discharge in, on, or adjacent to grassland, combustible vegetation, or other combustible materials.

Discharge that sends sparks, flame, smoke, heat, sound, or odor onto a neighbor's property is separately prohibited, protecting adjoining owners even on a resident's own lot. A sparkler permit issued for city property must carry safety conditions set by the public safety chief to limit fire risk to nearby combustibles and injury to people. Selling fireworks to anyone under 16, or purchasing fireworks while under 16, is a separate violation under subsections B and C. Subsection D lets the city manager, after consulting the public safety chief, ban discharge of even permissible fireworks during a fire ban or declared emergency, which can suspend the rule citywide on short notice during dry conditions.

Subsection E clarifies that discharging permissible fireworks on private property is otherwise lawful. Subsection F makes possession of any fireworks other than permissible fireworks unlawful outright, and subsection G authorizes any sworn police officer or firefighter to confiscate non-permissible fireworks found in plain sight. 020 defines permissible fireworks as cylindrical fountains, cone fountains, wheels, ground spinners, illuminating torches, colored fire, dipped sticks, sparklers, snakes and glow worms; everything else, including firecrackers, M-80s, aerial shells, torpedoes, skyrockets, bottle rockets and Roman candles, is unlawful to possess or discharge anywhere in the city. 040, with a 30-day advance application, a $1,000,000 insurance certificate, a $250 cash bond per location, and a $1,000 permit fee.