Pasco, WA Fire Regulations: Fireworks (2026)
Key Facts
- Max retail sales licenses/year
- 8 citywide
- Max wholesale licenses/year
- 2 citywide
- Peak sale window
- June 28 - July 5
- Winter sale window
- Dec 27-31
- Min setback from structures
- 50 feet
- Fine per violation
- $150-$350
Summary
Pasco licenses only 8 retail fireworks sellers and 2 wholesale distributors per year, all limited to temporary stands in commercial zones. Retail sales run on set dates around June 28-July 5 and December 27-31 under Fire Marshal oversight.
Retail sales of consumer fireworks shall only be allowed within the City from 12:00 noon to 11:00 p.m. on June 28th of each year; from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. on each day from June 29th through July 4th of each year; and from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on July 5th of each year, and from 12:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. on each day from December 27th through December 31st of each year as required by RCW 70.77.395... The firework sales location cannot be within 50 feet of any structure and cannot be within 25 feet of any property line or City right-of-way.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 4837, passed May 4, 2026).
Full Breakdown
96 PMC governs retail fireworks sales in Pasco. 040). Licenses run from January 1st through January 31st of the following year. 070). 050). from December 27th through 31st. Fireworks may be sold only from temporary stands or tents in commercial zones, sited at least 50 feet from any structure and 25 feet from any property line or right-of-way, and kept at least 100 feet from combustibles or flammable-liquid dispensers. 5-gallon water extinguishers, provide two clear exits, and be removed within seven days of the last sale day or the Pasco Chief of Police may remove them at the licensee's expense.
Selling or giving fireworks to anyone under 16 without adult supervision is unlawful, and stands must post that warning conspicuously. Smoking and discharge of fireworks are both prohibited within 100 feet of any sales location.
Violations & Fines
Violating any provision of Chapter 5.96 PMC is a civil infraction punishable by a fine of not less than $150.00 nor more than $350.00, with each day of continued violation a separate infraction (PMC 5.96.090). The City Manager may also revoke a fireworks license for fraud, misrepresentation, or creating an unreasonably dangerous condition (PMC 5.96.100), with appeal to the City Hearing Examiner within 14 days (PMC 5.96.110).
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