Fireworks

FIREWORKS SALES

The sales of fireworks shall be conducted in compliance with the provisions of the City of Alcoa Municipal Zoning Code.
Fireworks Ordinance - ORD 18-465 Amending Title 7 adding Chapter 2018-12-12
Fireworks Ordinance - ORD 19-491 Amending Title 7 Chapter 4 (2019-12-10)
Sales of fireworks shall only be permitted from June 21st until July 5th and from December 10th until January 2nd of any given year.
For specific standards for handling and storage of fireworks for sale, please see the Fireworks Sale Application below.
Fireworks Sales Application

It shall be unlawful to explode or use fireworks within the City of Alcoa except on July 3rd & 4th & on December 31st & January 1st of any given year.
It shall be unlawful to use or explode fireworks within the corporate limits of the City of Alcoa earlier than 11:00 A.M. or later than 11:00 P.M., with the exception of New Year’s Day on which the time shall be no later than 1:00 A.M.
It shall be unlawful to explode or ignite fireworks on or onto another person’s property unless permission is obtained from the owner or occupant of said property.
It shall be unlawful to explode or ignite fireworks within six hundred feet (600’) of any church, hospital, funeral home, public or private school, or within two-hundred feet (200’) of where fireworks are stored, sold, or offered for sale.
It shall be unlawful to ignite or discharge fireworks from or within a motor vehicle. It shall be unlawful for any person to place or throw any ignited article of fireworks into or at a motor vehicle, or at or near any person or group of persons.

For more information on the sale and use of fireworks in the State of Tennessee, please see:
State of Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance / Division of Fire Prevention

Fireworks Safety:
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms Fireworks Safety
Fireworks Safety Tips