San Bernardino, CA Fire Regulations: Fireworks (2026)
Key Facts
- Permitted fireworks
- Safe and sane only, Cal. H&S § 12529
- Sale/use window
- Noon July 1 to midnight July 4
- Dwelling discharge buffer
- 10 feet, § 8.60.130(D)
- Residential storage
- Prohibited year-round, § 8.60.170
- Dangerous fireworks
- Banned citywide, Ch. 8.61
- Spectator liability radius
- 200 feet of discharge
Summary
San Bernardino allows only state-classified safe and sane fireworks, sold from licensed stands and only from noon July 1 through midnight July 4, and bans them entirely in mapped no-discharge zones. Dangerous fireworks are prohibited citywide, and storing any fireworks at a residence is illegal year-round.
The sale, use, storage or possession of fireworks shall not begin before 12:00 p.m. on July 1 and shall not continue after midnight on July 4. ... It is unlawful for any person, organization, group, association and the like to store, possess, ignite, explode, project or otherwise fire or use any fireworks... within ten feet of any resident dwelling or other structure used as a place of habitation by human beings. ... It is unlawful for any person or persons to store any fireworks inside a residence, garage or structure on residential property in the city.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-2: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through Ord. MC-1666, passed 8-5-2026).
Full Breakdown
010 permits safe and sane fireworks, as defined by California Health and Safety Code § 12529, to be sold, stored, possessed, and discharged in the city, except within designated no-fireworks areas mapped in Appendix A and described by street boundaries including zones north of Highland Avenue and around Perris Hill Park. 015 bars selling to anyone under 18 without checking identification. m. July 5 and physically removed by noon July 15. 5-gallon water-pressure fire extinguishers, and cleared of weeds and combustible material for 20 feet around the stand.
130(D) bars igniting fireworks within 10 feet of any dwelling or occupied structure. 61 separately and independently bans all "dangerous fireworks," defined by cross-reference to Cal. Health and Safety Code § 12505, without a State Fire Marshal permit. 170 makes it unlawful to store any fireworks, safe and sane or otherwise, inside a residence, garage, or other structure on residential property at any time. 025 impose strict social-host liability on property owners or hosts who allow chapter violations on their property, and separately criminalize being a knowing spectator within 200 feet of an unlawful discharge.
Violations & Fines
Violating Chapter 8.60 is an infraction or misdemeanor under § 8.60.150, punishable per § 1.12.010, and the section adds enhanced penalties on top of the standard fine schedule for repeat or aggravated offenses. Social hosts face strict liability under § 8.60.135 regardless of whether they were present or knew of the violation, and minors' custodians are strictly liable for a minor's violations.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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