Politics & Government
County: Where Are Fireworks Legal?
Not in Hermosa Beach—but if you want to celebrate July 4 with fireworks, here is a list of the cities that still allow them and a list of those that do not.

Independence Day and fireworks are synonymous, but before you hold your own fireworks spectacular, make sure you're not breaking the law.
Where are fireworks legal in Los Angeles County?
While Hermosa Beach prohibits them, certain cities allow the sale and use of “safe and sane” fireworks.
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Cities that permit the use of “safe and sane” fireworks are:
- Alhambra
- Artesia
- Azusa
- Baldwin Park
- Bell
- Bellflower
- Bell Gardens
- Carson
- Commerce
- Compton
- Cudahy
- Downey
- Duarte
- Gardena
- El Monte
- Hawaiian Gardens
- Hawthorne
- Huntington Park
- Industry
- Inglewood
- Irwindale
- La Mirada
- La Puente
- Lakewood
- Lawndale
- Lynwood
- Maywood
- Montebello
- Monterey Park
- Norwalk
- Palmdale
- Paramount
- Pico Rivera
- Rosemead
- San Gabriel
- Santa Fe Springs
- South El Monte
- South Gate
- Temple City
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Cities that do not permit fireworks of any kind:
- All county unincorporated areas
- Agoura Hills
- Arcadia
- Avalon
- Beverly Hills
- Bradbury
- Burbank
- Calabasas
- Cerritos
- Claremont
- Covina
- Culver City
- Diamond Bar
- El Segundo
- Glendale
- Glendora
- Hermosa Beach
- Hidden Hills
- La Canada Flintridge
- La Habra
- La Habra Heights
- Lancaster
- La Verne
- Lomita
- Long Beach
- Los Angeles
- Malibu
- Manhattan Beach
- Monrovia
- Palos Verdes Estates
- Pasadena
- Pomona
- Rancho Palos Verdes
- Redondo Beach
- Rolling Hills
- Rolling Hills Estates
- San Dimas
- San Fernando
- San Marino
- Santa Monica
- Santa Clarita
- Sierra Madre
- Signal Hill
- South Pasadena
- Torrance
- Vernon
- Walnut
- West Covina
- West Hollywood
- Westlake Village
- Whittier
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