New Year Eve Safety 2025

San Francisco, CA – As New Year’s Eve approaches, your San Francisco Fire Department reminds all celebrants that the use and sale of fireworks are illegal in San Francisco.

Residents and visitors to San Francisco are asked to do their part to prevent fires caused by illegal fireworks. A sanctioned display of fireworks will occur this year. To receive alerts about emergencies in San Francisco during NYE, sign up for Alert SF by texting NYESF to 888-777 or visiting www.alertsf.org

Information on the San Francisco-sanctioned and professional NYE 2025 Fireworks Display is available here.

San Francisco’s public safety partners strongly urge San Franciscans to keep themselves and their neighborhoods safe this year. “If you see something, say something.” In San Francisco, report illegal fireworks only if you see the person lighting them, can describe them, and can give an exact location or address by calling 911. Do not use Fireworks; watch our safe and sanctioned free evening event.

SAFETY RESOURCES

San Francisco residents, visitors, and businesses can help by remaining vigilant while enjoying the New Year’s Eve festivities. These simple tips will help keep you safe:

• National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Safety Tips
• Fireworks and Your Pet: Tips for Staying Safe
• Help us help you: See Something, Say Something reminder. Call 9-1-1 or report suspicious activity to a police officer.
• Hotel Motel Safety: Visiting SF? Here are some Hotel and Motel Fire Safety reminders
• Public Safety Teams encourage Public Transit, designating a sober driver, and Park Smart.
• Take Public Transit wherever possible. Muni will be free on New Year's Eve

MUNICIPAL CODE SEC. 1290. DISCHARGE OF FIREWORKS IS PROHIBITED. “No person or persons, firms, companies, corporations, or associations shall fire or discharge any fireworks of any kind or description within the limits of the City and County of San Francisco. However, public fireworks displays may be given with the jointly written consent of the Fire Marshal and the Chief of Police”.

Possession of illegal fireworks, such as skyrockets, bottle rockets, Roman candles, aerial shells, firecrackers, and other types that explode, shoot into the air, or move uncontrollably on the ground, can lead to a possible fine or jail time in the county jail. Even “Safe and Sane” Fireworks, such as firecrackers and sparklers, are considered illegal.