Noblesville, IN Fire Regulations: Fireworks (2026)
Key Facts
- Independence Day window
- 5 p.m. to 2 hrs after sunset, June 29-July 9
- July 4th hours
- 10 a.m. to midnight
- New Year's window
- Dec 31, 10 a.m. to Jan 1, 1 a.m.
- Public displays
- Require IDHS permit and city documentation, § 92.130
- Governing section
- Noblesville Code § 92.131
- State control clause
- State statute governs if hours amended, § 92.131(B)
Summary
The City of Noblesville limits consumer fireworks to the specific days and hours set by Indiana law: evenings around Independence Day, all day July 4th, and a New Year's window, under § 92.131 of the Fire Prevention Code, while public fireworks displays need a full documentation package approved in advance under § 92.130.
§ 92.131 CONSUMER FIREWORKS. (A) Pursuant to I.C. 22-11-14-10.5, consumer fireworks may only be used in the City of Noblesville, Indiana, corporate limits during the days and times listed in I.C. 22-11-14-10.5(c)(3) which are listed below: (1) Between the hours of 5:00 p.m. and two hours after sunset on June 29, June 30, July 1, July 2, July 3, July 5, July 6, July 7, July 8, and July 9. (2) Between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 midnight on July 4. (3) Between the hours of 10:00 a.m. on December 31 and 1:00 a.m. on January 1. (B) In the event that the hours of use for consumer fireworks listed in I.C. 22-11-14-10.5(c)(3) are amended, the state statute shall control.
Full Breakdown
Section 92.131 of Noblesville's Fire Prevention Code adopts, and restates locally, the hours set by I.C. 22-11-14-10.5(c)(3) for when consumer fireworks may be used inside Noblesville's corporate limits: between 5:00 p.m. and two hours after sunset on June 29, June 30, July 1, July 2, July 3, July 5, July 6, July 7, July 8, and July 9; between 10:00 a.m. and midnight on July 4; and between 10:00 a.m. on December 31 and 1:00 a.m. on January 1. If the state statute's hours change, § 92.131(B) makes clear the state statute controls, so Noblesville's window tracks Indiana law automatically.
Anyone wanting a public fireworks display, rather than personal consumer fireworks, must instead comply with § 92.130, which requires a completed Indiana Department of Homeland Security fireworks permit application under I.C. 22-11-14-2, a certificate of insurance under I.C. 22-11-14-3, a signed letter of intent naming the sponsoring organization, date, location, shell sizes, and materials, a list of vendor personnel and their qualifications, a site plan, and a copy of the sponsor-vendor contract, all measured against NFPA 1123. Both sections sit in the Fire Prevention Code's Fireworks subchapter enacted by Ord. 50-10-09 on October 27, 2009.
Violations & Fines
Using consumer fireworks in Noblesville outside the windows set by § 92.131, or holding a public fireworks display without the documentation required by § 92.130, is a Fire Prevention Code violation under the general penalty in § 92.999(A): a citation into the court having jurisdiction and a fine up to the maximum civil penalty allowed under I.C. 36-1-3-8(a)(10).
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