Vacaville, CA Fire Regulations: Fireworks (2026)

62, added by Ordinance 1975 in 2022, prohibits all fireworks use by the general public, both "dangerous fireworks" and "safe and sane fireworks" as those terms are defined in Health and Safety Code Sections 12500 et seq. 040 makes possession, storage, sale, and use of any dangerous or safe and sane fireworks unlawful throughout the city except when the Fire Code Official issues an advance permit for storage and handling under California Fire Code Section 5605 or for a pyrotechnic display under Fire Code Section 5608.

030 separately bars manufacturing or transporting fireworks without a State Fire Marshal permit. 060 imposes social host liability: a host is strictly liable for fireworks used on property they own, lease, or control, or at a gathering they organize, unless they can show they had rented the property to someone else, were not present, and had no prior knowledge of the violation. 080 sets escalating fines for safe and sane or state-approved fireworks: $250 for a first violation in a 12-month period, $500 for a second, $750 for a third, and $1,000 for a fourth or subsequent violation, each plus a 10 percent late charge if unpaid; dangerous fireworks draw a flat $1,000 fine per occurrence plus the 10 percent late charge, and possession is capped at 25 pounds gross weight for that fine tier. Each occurrence and each day of a continuing violation counts as a separate offense.