Fire Regulations in Bossier City, LA (2026)
4 verified fire regulations for Bossier City, Louisiana, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Fireworks
Bossier City bans possessing, selling or discharging fireworks year-round except for permitted class C pyrotechnics sold and used between June 28 and July 5 and between December 23 and January 1. Code § 38-294, added by Ordinance No. 51-2005, bars bottle rockets and chlorate sparklers outright, requires a bureau-of-fire-prevention display permit filed 15 days ahead, and limits discharge to 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Bossier City Fireworks Possession and Sale Ban
Heavy RestrictionsBossier City Code § 38-294
(b)Possession or sale prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any person to have, keep, store, use, manufacture, offer to sell, handle or transport any pyrotechnics within the city except as herein provided, it being the intention of this section to prohibit the sale of, distribution of, or discharge of pyrotechnics of any kind or description whatsoever within the city. ... it shall be unlawful fo...
Outdoor Burning
Bossier City bans starting or setting a trash fire, or burning paper, grass, trash or debris, anywhere in the city unless the fire is contained in a proper furnace or incinerator. Code § 38-279, drawn from 1980 Code § 8-157, applies citywide with no acreage or residential exception, and the Bossier City Fire Department's bureau of fire prevention separately requires a permit for any bonfire or outdoor rubbish fire.
Bossier City Trash and Outdoor Fire Ban
Heavy RestrictionsBossier City Code § 38-279
It shall be unlawful for any person to start or set any trash fire or to burn paper, grass, trash or debris where such fire is not protected by a proper furnace or incinerator, within the city limits.
Smoke Detectors
Bossier City makes it unlawful to remove, tamper with, or obstruct any fire, heat or smoke detector, fire alarm system, or sprinkler system installed for life safety. Code § 38-281, Obstruction of Fire Prevention, was added by Ordinance No. 51-2005 on May 17, 2005, and is enforced by the Bossier City Fire Department's bureau of fire prevention alongside inspection and compliance orders.
Bossier City Smoke Detector Tampering Ban
Some RestrictionsBossier City Code § 38-281
It shall be unlawful to interfere with fire prevention by the intentional performance of any of the following acts: (1)Defacing or destroying fire warning notices or posters.(2)Removing any fire, heat or smoke detector.(3)Tampering or obstructing any type of life safety system as follows: fire alarm systems, fire sprinkler systems, smoke detection systems, and heat detection systems.(4)Failure ...
Propane Storage
Bossier City requires a bureau of fire prevention permit for any above-ground LP-gas storage tank over 100 gallons and for every liquefied-petroleum-gas installation regardless of size. Secs. 50-34 through 50-36 tie tank siting to N.F.P.A. 58 and the city's fire limits, and flatly ban underground LP-gas containers anywhere in the city.
Propane / LP-Gas Storage Rules in Bossier City
Significant RestrictionsBossier City Code §§ 50-34, 50-35, 50-36
(a)Within the city limits as established by section 18-34 the storage of above ground tanks will be allowed in all residential areas as long as the liquefied petroleum gas commission, N.F.P.A. 58 and all adopted codes are followed. The bureau of fire prevention must permit and approve the installation of all above ground storage tanks over 100 gallons. ... The limits in which bulk storage of li...
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