West New York, NJ Fire Regulations: Fireworks (2026)

Chapter 192 of the Town Code splits fireworks into four short rules. Section 192-4 prohibits any person, firm or corporation from selling or offering for sale any squibs, firecrackers, rockets, roman candles, torpedoes or other fireworks of any kind whatsoever. Section 192-5 bars anyone from setting off, discharging or exploding fireworks within the Town of West New York, naming firecrackers, rockets and roman candles, except upon a permit granted on written application by the Board of Commissioners. The permit decision belongs to the five-member Board, not to the fire department or the police. Section 192-6 gives the Board the right to demand such deposit or security as it deems necessary for the best interest of the town before granting any such permit.

Section 192-8 prohibits the use of aerial bombs in connection with the public display of fireworks pursuant to N.J.S.A. 21:3-3. A permitted display therefore cannot include them.

Article IV, adopted 8-4-2021 by Ord. No. 14/21, deals with sparkling devices and novelties. Its preamble records that in 2020 the Town received an overwhelming amount of noise complaints and other quality of life and safety complaints from pyrotechnics, both lawful and unlawful, at all hours of the day and night, and that the Town is densely populated with residents living in close proximity to each other. The operative rule, § 192-10, makes it unlawful to utilize sparkling devices and novelties as defined in N.J.S.A. 21:2-2 et seq. in any public park or recreation area. The Board of Commissioners states in the preamble that this rule is aimed at improper use, not at regulating sale or use of the devices as such, relying on the powers reserved to municipalities in N.J.S.A. 21:3-2.

Two older articles close the loop. Article I, § 192-1, bars firing any cannon, rifle, gun or pistol within the Town limits except in lawful defense of property, person or family. Chapter 195 and Chapter 198 deal with fire limits and the Uniform Fire Code, the chapters a fireworks complaint is routed through alongside the Police Department.