An Independence Day celebrant lights fireworks in Everett’s Pinehurst neighborhood on July 4, 2018. (Olivia Vanni / Herald file)

An Independence Day celebrant lights fireworks in Everett’s Pinehurst neighborhood on July 4, 2018. (Olivia Vanni / Herald file)

Here’s where and when you can or can’t use fireworks in 2021

This list is not exhaustive, so check with local officials.

Here’s where you can and cannot use fireworks this weekend. Please note this list is not exhaustive. Check with your local officials or refer to the Snohomish Regional Fire and Rescue’s interactive map for location-specific information.

It is illegal to discharge fireworks in the following areas:

• Arlington, Bothell, Brier, Edmonds, Everett, Gold Bar, Lynnwood, Marysville, Mill Creek, Mountlake Terrace, Mukilteo, Woodway and unincorporated southwest Snohomish County.

• Washington state parks and Snohomish County parks.

• Federal land, including those managed by the Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Forest Service.

• Public property, public streets, sidewalks, parking lots or school property.

It is legal to discharge fireworks in the following areas only during this holiday period:

• Darrington, Stanwood and Sultan: Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m.-11 p.m.; Sunday, 9 a.m-midnight; Monday, 9 a.m.-11 p.m.

• Granite Falls, Index, Lake Stevens, Monroe and unincorporated Snohomish County (except southwest): Sunday only, 9 a.m.-midnight.

• Snohomish: Sunday only, 9 a.m.-10 p.m.

Fireworks type information

• State licensed retail fireworks stands must be permitted by the local city or county jurisdiction where they are being sold.

• Items such as firecrackers, bottle rockets, skyrockets and missiles are illegal to sell, possess or discharge within the state. However, these items are federally legal and are available for sale or discharge on some designated tribal lands.

• State and federal laws prohibit items such as M-80s, M-100s, altered fireworks and homemade devices because these devices are high powered and can cause devastating injuries.

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