All Fireworks Are Illegal in Laguna Beach

Laguna Beach City Departments are coordinating planning efforts for the Independence Day holiday weekend. The City is also working with Orange County (OC) Sheriff’s Department, OC Lifeguards, and OC Parks to ensure all areas in and around Laguna Beach are safe.

As part of this coordinated effort, City of Laguna Beach is reminding visitors and community members that ALL kinds of fireworks are illegal at all times within the City of Laguna Beach. This includes “Safe and Sane” type fireworks that may be legal to purchase in other cities.
The Laguna Beach Police Department, Fire Department, and Marine Safety Departments will have extra officers working over the Fourth of July weekend looking for fireworks violations and citing or arresting violators accordingly.

“In collaboration with other City departments, our mutual aid partners, and intelligence networks, the police department has planned for a busy 4th of July weekend. We look forward to a safe weekend celebrating our Independence and ask that our community rally with us and call if they see something out of the ordinary,” said Interim Laguna Beach Police Chief Jeff Calvert.

It is unlawful for any person to possess or use any fireworks within the City of Laguna Beach. Any member of the Police Department or the Fire Department can seize any fireworks, and persons in possession of or discharging fireworks of any kind – including firecrackers, bottle rockets, mortars, roman candles, or anything that flies/shoots through the air – may be cited for a misdemeanor offense, which carries a fine of up to $1,000 and jail time of up to 6 months.

RULES & REGULATIONS
The public is expected to observe all City park and beach ordinances, including:

• No fireworks of any kind are allowed in Laguna Beach
• No alcohol on the beaches
• No smoking in public places.
• No drone use over City beaches, Heisler Park, Main Beach Park, Treasure Island Park, or Crescent Bay Park without a valid Remote Pilot Certificate issued by the FAA.
• No tents, canopies, or portable barbeques are allowed in City beaches or parks.
• No dogs are allowed on City beaches from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. during the summer season, which extends from June 15 through September 10.
• All OC Park trails will be closed at sunset The Laguna Beach Police, Fire, and Marine Safety Departments will be strictly enforcing all of the ordinances.

The Laguna Beach Police, Fire, and Marine Safety Departments will be strictly enforcing all City ordinances and state laws and are asking for the community’s cooperation in keeping this Fourth of July holiday a safe one by not possessing or using any fireworks in Laguna Beach.

If you see or hear fireworks being used in Laguna Beach, call our non-emergency hotline at (949) 497-0701. Our dispatchers will alert officers to the area that the fireworks are occurring.