Fire Regulations in Edmonds, WA (2026)
4 verified fire regulations for Edmonds, Washington, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Fire Pits & Backyard Fires
Edmonds bans outdoor burning citywide, but exempts small cooking fires burning only charcoal, natural gas, propane or seasoned natural wood, along with campfires at designated campgrounds and recreational or ceremonial fires regulated by the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency. No fire permit is required for these exempt fires, but nuisance or air-quality-impairing fires must be extinguished immediately.
Edmonds Outdoor Fire Pit and Cooking Fire Exceptions
Some RestrictionsEdmonds City Code § 5.22.030(A), (C)
5.22.030 Outdoor burning ban. A. ... “Outdoor burning” means the combustion of material of any type in an open fire or in an outdoor container. ... ... C. Except under active air quality burn bans when designated by Snohomish County, this section shall not apply to: (1) fires which are burned for fire-fighting training; (2) small cooking fires (consisting solely of charcoal, natural gas, propan...
Fireworks
Edmonds bans the sale, possession, use, transfer, discharge or ignition of any fireworks within city limits, including so-called safe and sane consumer fireworks. Only a state-licensed public display authorized by a $500 city permit from the fire marshal, or an approved religious-organization display, is exempt. First offenses are $500 infractions; repeat violations become misdemeanors.
Edmonds Fireworks Ban and Permits
Heavy RestrictionsEdmonds City Code §§ 5.27.020, 5.27.210
A. It is unlawful for any person to sell, possess, use, transfer, discharge, ignite or explode any fireworks within the city; provided, that this prohibition shall not apply to the following activities, when authorized by a state license and city permit: 1. Duly authorized public displays, as provided in RCW 70.77.260; and 2. Duly authorized use by religious organizations or private organizatio...
Outdoor Burning
Edmonds makes it unlawful to engage in outdoor burning anywhere within city limits, notwithstanding any other code provision, except for the narrow exceptions listed in the same chapter. A violation is a gross misdemeanor, with penalties now tied to state air-quality statutes RCW 70.94.430 and 70.94.431 rather than the city's older flat schedule.
Edmonds Bans Outdoor Burning Citywide
Heavy RestrictionsEdmonds City Code § 5.22.030(B), (D)
5.22.030 Outdoor burning ban. ... B. Notwithstanding any other code provision to the contrary, it shall be unlawful for any person to engage in outdoor burning within the city limits of Edmonds, except as provided herein in this chapter. ... D. Any person violating this section shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, be punished as provided in ECC 5.50.020. This pen...
Wildfire Zones
Edmonds has adopted the 2021 International Wildland Urban Interface Code, as amended by the state Building Code Council, to govern construction in the city's mapped wildfire-hazard interface. Inside that designated area, permit exemptions that normally cover minor work like sheds and low walls no longer apply.
Edmonds Wildland Urban Interface Code
Some RestrictionsEdmonds Community Development Code §§ 19.00.025(G), 19.52.000
Permit exemptions shall not apply to work that is not entirely within a building when located in areas of flood hazard or areas within the designated Wildland Urban Interface. ... The International Wildland Urban Interface Code, 2021 Edition, published by the International Code Council, as amended by the Washington State Building Code Council in Chapter 51-55 WAC, and as subsequently amended by...
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