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City Ordinances > Fireworks Ban 

Latest Update: Friday, 01 July, 2022 > in progress

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All fireworks are illegal and banned from the  City of Willow Park.

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  • "Every year, about 13,000 people are treated for injuries in hospital emergency departments due to the mishandling of live, misfired and waste consumer fireworks. In addition, fires resulting from fireworks cause over $20 million in direct property damage. 
         FIREWORKS ARE ILLEGAL TO POSSESS, USE, AND SELL INSIDE THE CITY LIMITS OF WILLOW PARK.
    We cannot stress this strongly enough...now is not the time to make bad decisions. If you need to see fireworks, go watch one of the fantastic professional shows in the area.When we say "don't try this at home," we really mean it." Facebook, Willow Park Fire-Rescue 27 June 2022 

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  • "A reminder to our residents - it is illegal to possess and use fireworks within the city limits of Willow Park. If you set off fireworks inside the city, you could be cited and fined. Worse, if any damage occurs, you could be charged with arson." Newsletter July 2020

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  • City of Willow Park Code of Ordinances > Chapter 5, Fire Prevention And Protection > Article 5.04 Fireworks > Sec. 5.04.001 Prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person to give away, sell, offer or expose for sale, or have in possession with intent to give away, sell or to use, discharge or cause to be discharged, ignited, fired or otherwise set in action, or to possess with the intent to discharge or cause to be discharged, ignited, fired, or otherwise set in action, within the limits of the city, any fireworks, firecrackers, rockets, sparklers, torpedoes, roman candles, fire-balloons, or other fireworks or substances or any combination whatsoever designed or intended for pyrotechnic display, except as hereinafter provided. (Ordinance 307-91, sec. I(A), adopted 11/19/91; 1993 Code, sec. 5.401) 

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