The city of Aurora maintains a Stage 1 Burn Restriction throughout the year. This stage indicates an increasing fire danger and/or an increasing preparedness level, and that the positive aspects of allowing the use of legal fireworks begin to be outweighed by the risks in allowing the use of legal fireworks. Under this burn ban, restrictions aimed at preventing the start of structural or wildland fires based on the usage of all fireworks are imposed.

The Stage 1 Burn Ban may be adjusted for the period between June 15 and July 4, when certain types of fireworks may be allowed in accordance with the city ordinance, as conditions dictate. The Aurora Fire Marshal’s office determines by June 15 whether fireworks are permitted in the city based on factors such as weather, climate conditions, local and regional fire activity, emergency preparedness levels and resource availability. The public is notified of the Fire Marshal’s decision through news releases and citywide channels.

The maximum possible penalty for a violation of the fireworks ordinance is a fine of up to $2,650 and/or up to one year in jail and other fees and costs as imposed by the court.

The city's Fire Chief has the right to ban the sale, use, possession or discharge of fireworks as conditions dictate. Conditions will continue to be monitored for the upcoming 4th of July holiday. The sale and use of fireworks will be dependent on these conditions.

View and download our Fireworks Education flyer (available in both English and Spanish).

View the fireworks ordinance, Sec. 66-34.

For more information about fire activities that are permissible by city code, visit the Burning Restrictions page. Additional questions and concerns can be directed to Aurora Fire Rescue at [email protected].

Non-Emergency Fireworks Reporting in Aurora

• If you'd like to report illegal fireworks online, use https://www.auroragov.org/contactus. This is for non-emergencies only.

• Between July 1 and July 4, the city also offers a hotline for reporting non-emergency illegal firework usage in Aurora: (303) 627-5678.This hotline helps to keep our 911 lines open for life-threatening emergencies. The hotline is NOT FOR EMERGENCIES and it is possible that neither police nor fire will respond to the reports that are made there.