Fire Regulations in Champaign, IL (2026)
4 verified fire regulations for Champaign, Illinois, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Fire Pits & Backyard Fires
Champaign allows backyard campfires only in a metal container or masonry-lined pit no larger than 20 square feet, kept at least 10 feet from trees, fences, decks, and other structures. Fuel is limited to untreated wood or charcoal briquettes, an adult of 18 or older must attend the whole time, and the property owner must consent to the fire.
Champaign Recreational Fire Pit Rules
Some RestrictionsChampaign, IL Code of Ordinances § 15-20(e)
(e)Recreational campfires are permitted on property only under the following conditions:(1)The fire shall be contained in a metal container not exceeding twenty (20) square feet in plane surface area and not elevated more than ten (10) inches above the grade level or on cleared earth in a pit enclosed on the sides by masonry or rock materials and not exceeding twenty (20) square feet in area.(2...
Fireworks
Champaign bans possessing, storing, selling or exploding any fireworks citywide unless the Fire Chief has issued a current permit for a supervised public display. Sparklers weighing no more than 100 grams per item and a short list of novelty items like party poppers and snappers are excluded from the ban, but fountains, spinners and wheels remain illegal even though they are sparkling devices.
Champaign Fireworks Possession and Sale Ban
Heavy RestrictionsChampaign, IL Code of Ordinances § 13-22
No person shall possess, store, offer for sale, expose for sale, sell at retail, use or explode any fireworks except as provided in rules and regulations issued by the Fire Chief and only if the person has a current permit for supervised public displays of fireworks.
Outdoor Burning
Champaign bans burning garbage, organic refuse, grass, brush, and leaves outdoors at any time, citywide, with no seasonal exception. Loose paper and wind-scattered debris may only be burned inside a stove, fireplace, furnace, or fine-mesh incinerator. The Fire Chief or Police Chief enforces the ban, and the narrow recreational-fire exceptions elsewhere in Section 15-20 do not cover yard waste.
Champaign Open Burning Ban
Heavy RestrictionsChampaign, IL Code of Ordinances § 15-20(a)-(d)
(a)It shall be unlawful to burn any garbage, or other organic refuse, outside of any building at any time in the City.(b)It shall be unlawful to burn papers, excelsior, or other material which may be blown about by the wind anywhere in the City unless the same is burned in a stove, fireplace, or furnace or in an incinerator sufficiently fine to prevent the escape of ignited particles.(c)It shal...
Smoke Detectors
Champaign requires smoke alarms in every dwelling in Groups R-2, R-3, R-4 and non-Group-R dwellings, placed outside each sleeping area, inside every bedroom, and on every story including basements, under Code Section 22-704.2. Multiple alarms in one unit must be interconnected so one activation sounds them all, per Section 22-704.4.
Champaign Smoke Alarm Placement Requirements
Some RestrictionsChampaign, IL Code of Ordinances § 22-704.2
Single or multiple station smoke alarms shall be installed and maintained in Groups R-2, R-3, R-4 and in dwellings not regulated in Group R occupancies, regardless of occupant load at all of the following locations: (1)On the ceiling or wall outside of each separate sleeping area in the immediate vicinity of bedrooms.(2)In each room used for sleeping purposes.(3)In each story within a dwelling ...
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