Fireworks Permit

Consumer Fireworks Application Fee $24.00 + Applicable Taxes (non-refundable)

One Application per Location / Event

Display Fireworks Application Fee $112.00  + Applicable Taxes (non-refundable)

One Application per Location / Event

Consumer Fireworks: Consumer fireworks are low-hazard firework articles designed for recreational use by the public. These articles include items such as roman candles, sparklers, fountains, wheels, volcanoes, mines, and snakes.

THE APPLICANT CERTIFIES that the applicant understands and will be guided by the provisions of the current City of Prince George Fire Protection and Fireworks Bylaw and all applicable Provincial and Federal laws and regulations, in force from time to time, and any conditions or restrictions imposed in this permit by the Fire Chief.

IN CONSIDERATION of $ 1.00 and other good and valuable consideration (the receipt and sufficiency of which the applicant acknowledges), the applicant covenants that the applicant will indemnify and save harmless the municipality and its elected officials, employees, officers, agents and contractors from and against any and all manners of actions or causes of action, damages, costs, loss, or expenses of whatever kind (including, without limitation, legal fees) which the municipality or its elected officials, employees, officers, agents or contractors may sustain, incur, or be put to by reason of or arising out of:

1. the issuance of this permit;
2. the display fireworks event, including, without limitation, the handling, storage, discharging or other use of fireworks in connection with this permit;
3. the applicant’s use or occupation of the location upon which the display fireworks event is to occur; or
4. any act or omission of the applicant or any person for whom the applicant is at law, responsible, including, without limitation, the non-observance or non-performance of any obligation imposed by Federal or Provincial law

PERMISSION IS GRANTED to the applicant to discharge consumer fireworks, at the location and on the date and time(s) as set out in this permit, subject to current City of Prince George Fire Protection and Fireworks Bylaw and to the following conditions and restrictions:

• This permit is not transferable. Only the applicant is authorized under this permit to discharge fireworks.
• The applicant may only discharge the type and quantity of fireworks described in the application.
• The applicant must ensure that all debris and litter related to a display fireworks event that occurs on municipal property, including any litter left by the spectators, is removed from the location at the conclusion of the display fireworks event.

Display Fireworks: Display Fireworks are high-hazard firework articles designed for use by professionals. These articles include items such as aerial shells, cakes, roman candles, waterfalls, lances and wheels.

THE APPLICANT CERTIFIES that the applicant understands and will be guided by the provisions of the current City of Prince George Fire Protection and Fireworks Bylaw and all applicable Provincial and Federal laws and regulations, in force from time to time, and any conditions or restrictions imposed in this permit by the Fire Chief.

FOR DISPLAY FIREWORKS EVENTS, THE APPLICANT FURTHER CERTIFIES that the applicant is authorized to the appropriate level by Natural Resources Canada to possess and fire, set off or explode fireworks of the class specified within this application.

IN CONSIDERATION of $ 1.00 and other good and valuable consideration (the receipt and sufficiency of which the applicant acknowledges), the applicant covenants that the applicant will indemnify and save harmless the municipality and its elected officials, employees, officers, agents and contractors from and against any and all manners of actions or causes of action, damages, costs, loss, or expenses of whatever kind (including, without limitation, legal fees) which the municipality or its elected officials, employees, officers, agents or contractors may sustain, incur, or be put to by reason of or arising out of:

1. the issuance of this permit;
2. the display fireworks event, including, without limitation, the handling, storage, discharging or other use of fireworks in connection with this permit;
3. the applicant’s use or occupation of the location upon which the display fireworks event is to occur; or
4. any act or omission of the applicant or any person for whom the applicant is at law, responsible, including, without limitation, the non-observance or non-performance of any obligation imposed by Federal or Provincial law

PERMISSION IS GRANTED to the applicant to discharge display fireworks, at the location and on the date and time(s) as set out in this permit, subject to current City of Prince George Fire Protection and Fireworks Bylaw and to the following conditions and restrictions:

• This permit is not transferable. Only the applicant is authorized under this permit to discharge fireworks.
• The applicant may only discharge the type and quantity of fireworks described in the application.
• The applicant must ensure that all debris and litter related to a display fireworks event that occurs on municipal property, including any litter left by the spectators, is removed from the location at the conclusion of the display fireworks event.
• For a display fireworks event, in accordance with requirements of current City of Prince George Fire Protection and Fireworks Bylaw the applicant shall obtain a comprehensive general liability insurance policy, as outlined in Schedule “B” to current City of Prince George Fire Protection and Fireworks Bylaw, with an inclusive limit of not less than $ 5,000,000.00 per occurrence for bodily injury and property damage and provide evidence of the same to the Fire Chief no later than twenty-one (21) days prior to the permitted event.