Apply for a Fireworks Display Permit

• Open air display permit - $200 per day
• Indoor, covered display permit - $300 per day
• Fire Watch standard rate - $50 per hour/4 hour minimum

• Application for Fireworks Display (Form 206)
  • Company, persons, or organization sponsoring the display information
  • Bonding/Insurance company information
  • Exact location, date(s), and time(s) of display
• Information for fireworks display (Form 224)
  • Pyrotechnics information
  • Number of each kind
  • Manufacturer information
  • Supplier information
• Hillsborough County Fire Prevention Bureau Application (Form 223)
  • Event supervisor information with certificate or license number
  • fireworks display particulars
  • detailed site plan
  • agencies to assist in spectator control
  • Notarized signatures
• Fire Watch information

• Advance notice of 15 days is required – NO EXCEPTIONS
• Insurance:
  • Include a copy of the insurance certificate
  • Certificate of insurance must be for at least $3,000,000
  • Must list Hillsborough as addition insured and as the Certificate Holder
    • List as Hillsborough County, A political subdivision of the State of Florida
• Include a copy of license from the Department of Treasury-Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms User-Limited Permit (18 U.S.C. Chapter 40, Explosives)
• Fire Watch (download application packet for complete list of Fire Watch requirements):
  • Provided by Hillsborough County Fire Rescue (HCFR)
  • If HCFR is unavailable, you may hire a private security company approved by the Fire Marshal's Office and the Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ)Once private security is approved, include a copy of the contract with the application package
• Zero fall out is allowed

1. Download the application
   • Fillable application*
   • Printable application
2. Submit by mail or in person to:
   Hillsborough County Fire Marshal’s Office
   Attn: Jadi Flores
   9450 E. Columbus Dr. 
   Tampa, Fl. 33619

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1. We will review the application and contact you if we need further information
2. It takes about 15 - 20 days for approval
3. We will mail the permit to the person listed on the application
   • If you provide an email address, we will email you the permit

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