Eugene Springfield Fire and the Eugene Police Department are encouraging people who have illegal fireworks to turn them in, no questions asked. 

Fireworks can be left with public safety officials July 2 and July 5 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 1705 W. 2nd Ave. 

Fireworks have been banned in Eugene since October 2022. The fine for illegal fireworks is up to $500. 

A press release from Eugene police said every year, around July 4, Central Lane 911 receives many calls about fireworks. This is one of the busiest days of the year for 911 calls. “It is never appropriate to call 911 for fireworks unless someone has been injured or property is actively being damaged by them,” the release states. 

To report consumer fireworks within the Eugene city limits, call (541) 682-5111. 

The following fireworks and novelties are allowed in the city of Eugene and exempt from the ban:

  • Paper caps (containing 0.25 grains or less of explosive mixture)
  • Model rockets and model rocket motors that are used to propel recoverable models of rocket
  • Booby trap/pull apart (containing 0.016 grams or less of composition weight)
  • Novelty flitter sparklers (containing 5 grams or less of composition weight)
  • Party poppers (containing 0.016 grams or less of composition weight)
  • Snakes or similar smoke-producing items (containing 100 grains or less of combustible substances)
  • Novelty snakes (containing 2 grams or less of composition weight)
  • Snappers [pop-its] (containing 0.001 grams or less of composition weight)
  • Novelty wire sparklers or novelty dipped sticks (containing 25 grams or less of composition weight)
  • Novelty smoke devices (containing 5 grams or less of composition weight)

Jasmine Saboorian is a recent graduate from the University of Oregon and is an intern with the Charles Snowden Program for Excellence in Journalism. A native of Los Angeles, Jasmine was a journalism major and sports business minor at UO. She began her journalism career in high school as the news editor for her school’s newspaper, the Calabasas Courier, where she discovered her passion for journalism.