Rialto, CA Fire Regulations: Fireworks (2026)
Key Facts
- Legal fireworks
- Safe and sane only (State Fire Marshal seal)
- Discharge window
- Noon June 28 to midnight July 6
- Sales window
- Noon June 28 to midnight July 4
- Distance rule
- No discharge within 10 ft of a residence
- Reporting line
- (909) 421-7245
Summary
Rialto is one of the few San Bernardino County cities that allows state-approved safe and sane fireworks. Municipal Code section 5.20.010 limits sale and discharge to the window from noon June 28 through midnight July 6, and all dangerous fireworks are banned.
Safe and sane fireworks shall not be sold or discharged within the City of Rialto at any time other than during the period beginning at twelve noon on June 28th and ending at twelve midnight July 6th each year.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 39).
Full Breakdown
20 (Fireworks) adopts the state framework in Health and Safety Code sections 12500 et seq. 005 defines safe and sane fireworks by reference to Health and Safety Code section 12529 (items carrying the State Fire Marshal seal) and dangerous fireworks by reference to section 12505 (firecrackers, skyrockets, roman candles, chasers, and similar exploding or aerial devices). 070(D) cuts off retail sales at midnight on July 4. 120 makes it unlawful to possess or discharge dangerous or exempt fireworks anywhere in the city, and prohibits igniting even safe and sane fireworks within ten feet of a residence or other inhabited structure. 050). Per the county, fines for illegal fireworks in the region run up to $1,250 for a first offense. Separately, Rialto Ordinance No. 7).
Violations & Fines
Under RMC 5.20.130, discharging or selling safe and sane fireworks outside the allowed window, or within ten feet of a residence, is an infraction. Igniting or possessing dangerous or exempt fireworks is a misdemeanor. Property owners who allow fireworks violations on their property face strict-liability misdemeanor charges unless they immediately report the violation to the Rialto Police Department. Residents can report illegal fireworks at (909) 421-7245.
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