Fire Regulations in Bend, OR (2026)
6 verified fire regulations for Bend, Oregon, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Fire Pits & Backyard Fires
Bend Code 5.30.005(B)(2) lets residents keep backyard campfires, warming fires and outdoor fireplaces going, but caps them at three feet in diameter and subjects them to the current fire code and any Fire Department permit. Anything bigger or outside those conditions is an unauthorized outdoor fire under BC 5.30.005(A).
Bend Fire Pits Capped at Three Feet
Some RestrictionsBend Code § 5.30.005(B)(2)
B. The following open burning is allowed subject to compliance with the provisions in the most recent fire code as adopted by the City of Bend and the City of Bend Fire Department Outdoor Burning Regulations, including but not limited to any applicable permit requirements: ... 2. ... Campfires, warming fires, cooking fires, outdoor fireplaces, outdoor kiln fires and other approved similar type ...
Fireworks
In the City of Bend, selling, offering for sale, possessing or using fireworks is banned outright, with only narrow exceptions for legally exempt fireworks and displays holding a State Fire Marshal general fireworks display permit. The City can confiscate and destroy fireworks found in violation, and a violation is a Class A civil infraction.
City of Bend Fireworks Ban
Heavy RestrictionsBend Code § 5.30.000
A. The sale, offer for sale, possession, and use of fireworks, other than exempt fireworks, is prohibited within the City of Bend. B. Fireworks displays that have been issued a State Fire Marshal general fireworks display permit are exempt from the prohibitions of this chapter. C. The City may confiscate, destroy, remove, or have removed at the owner’s expense all fireworks in violation of this...
Brush Clearance
Every property owner in the City of Bend must reduce flammable weeds, grass, vines and brush under Bend Code 13.30.005 to confine wildfire and stop it spreading between properties, with lot-size-based clearance standards and a Class A civil infraction penalty for noncompliance.
Bend Flammable Vegetation Reduction Duty
Some RestrictionsBend Code § 13.30.005(A), (D)
13.30.005 Flammable Vegetation. A. ... It shall be the responsibility of every property owner and/or the person in charge of property within the City of Bend to reduce flammable or potentially flammable weeds, grass, vines, brush and other vegetation on the property by complying with the requirements of this chapter. The purpose of the flammable vegetation reduction shall be to protect property...
Outdoor Burning
The City of Bend prohibits starting or maintaining outdoor fires for burning refuse, yard debris, construction waste or field and weed clippings under Bend Code 5.30.005. Bend Fire & Rescue enforces the ban, and violators face a Class B civil infraction capped at $400.00 under BC 1.40.080.
Bend Bans Open Burning Without a Permit
Significant RestrictionsBend Code § 5.30.005(A)
A. Except as authorized by this section, no person shall start or maintain an outdoor fire within the boundaries of the City of Bend for the following purposes: 1. The burning of any refuse, garbage, or other waste products as described in the City of Bend Fire Department Outdoor Burning Regulations; 2. The burning of any yard debris including but not limited to branches, leaves and pine needle...
Wildfire Zones
Every parcel within the City of Bend sits inside an established Wildfire Hazard Zone under BC 9.10.010, which folds in the Oregon Residential Specialty Code's wildfire mitigation standards after the City repealed its old standalone wildfire hazard zone chapter in 2026.
Bend's Citywide Wildfire Hazard Zone
Significant RestrictionsBend Code § 9.10.010(E)
The City of Bend Building Official is authorized to administer and enforce this chapter and the following State of Oregon Codes for the City of Bend, and shall have all authority granted by these codes, including provisions applicable in Wildfire Hazard Zones, as all areas within Bend City limits are within an established Wildfire Hazard Zone: ... E. ... The Oregon Residential Specialty Code, i...
Propane Storage
In the City of Bend, liquefied petroleum gas and other regulated materials are capped at the Oregon Fire Code's storage tables under Bend Code § 8.10.030. Anything stored above those table limits, including LP-gas tanks, is restricted to General Industrial Zones in areas the Fire Code Official finds are not heavily populated or congested.
Bend Propane and LP-Gas Storage Limits
Some RestrictionsBend Code § 8.10.030
A. All limits on storage of hazardous and combustible materials, including, but not limited to, liquefied petroleum gases, compressed natural gases, explosives, and flammable cryogen liquids, established in the Fire Code shall apply within the City, except as provided in subsections (B) through (G) of this section. All references to tables and sections are references to provisions in the Fire C...