Redding, CA Fire Regulations: Fireworks (2026)
Key Facts
- Covers
- Firecrackers, rockets, snap caps, bombs, all fireworks
- Permit
- Required from the city before any possession/use
- Public displays
- Must still meet California Fire Code standards
- Enforcement
- Fire chief, marshal, captains issue field citations
- Penalty
- $100 first infraction, misdemeanor by 3rd, § 9.20.070
Summary
Redding bans possessing, transporting, discharging, or igniting any firecrackers, sky rockets, or fireworks of any kind within city limits unless the person first obtains a city permit, effectively outlawing personal fireworks use citywide under RMC § 9.20.180.
1.It is unlawful for any person, firm, association, or corporation to possess, transport, discharge, or ignite any firecrackers, sky rockets, snap caps, detonating contrivance, bomb, or fireworks of any kind or description within the boundaries of the City of Redding without first obtaining a permit for possessing or discharging and igniting such devices from the city.2.The possession, storage, handling, sale, and use of explosives, explosive materials, and fireworks for public displays shall comply with the California Fire Code.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 48).
Full Breakdown
3 of the 2022 California Fire Code, makes it unlawful for any person, firm, association, or corporation to possess, transport, discharge, or ignite firecrackers, sky rockets, snap caps, any detonating contrivance, a bomb, or fireworks of any kind or description within the boundaries of the City of Redding without first getting a permit for possessing or discharging and igniting those devices from the city. A second provision in the same section requires that possession, storage, handling, sale, and use of explosives, explosive materials, and fireworks intended for public displays comply with the California Fire Code, so even a permitted public display must still meet the Fire Code's separate explosives-handling standards.
5. 070, a first violation is an infraction capped at $100, a second violation of the same section within a year is capped at $200, and a third violation within five years of the first is a misdemeanor.
Violations & Fines
Possessing, transporting, discharging, or igniting any firecracker, rocket, snap cap, or firework without a city permit violates § 9.20.180(1). Redding Fire Department officials, including the fire chief, fire marshal, battalion chiefs, and fire captains, can issue field citations under § 9.20.080, and penalties follow § 9.20.070: a first offense is an infraction up to $100, a second up to $200, and a third within five years is a misdemeanor.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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