Fire Regulations in Fargo, ND (2026)
5 verified fire regulations for Fargo, North Dakota, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Fire Pits & Backyard Fires
Fargo's fire code bans all open burning, including backyard recreational fires, whenever atmospheric conditions or local circumstances make fires hazardous: specifically during high, very high, or extreme fire danger ratings, or any red flag warning.
Fargo Backyard Fire Bans During High Fire Danger
Some RestrictionsFargo Municipal Code § 9-0704 (Fire Code § 307.1.1)
307.1.1 Prohibited open burning. Open burning shall be prohibited when atmospheric conditions or local circumstances make such fires hazardous. All open burning, including recreational fires, are banned when the fire index is at the high, very high or extreme level, and any time during a red flag warning.
Fireworks
Fargo bans selling, using, exploding, or possessing fireworks anywhere in city limits, with narrow exceptions for supervised public displays permitted by the fire department.
Fargo Fireworks Sale, Use, and Possession Ban
Heavy RestrictionsFargo Municipal Code § 10-0316
Except as otherwise provided in this ordinance, it shall be unlawful for any person to offer for sale, expose for sale, sell at retail or wholesale, use, explode or possess any fireworks within the limits of the city of Fargo. In the event an existing location for the retail or wholesale sale of fireworks becomes annexed into the city of Fargo, the chief of the fire department shall be autho...
Outdoor Burning
Fargo's fire code bans all open burning, including recreational fires, whenever the local fire danger index reaches high, very high, or extreme, or any time a red flag warning is in effect.
Fargo Bans Open Burning During High Fire Risk
Significant RestrictionsFargo Municipal Code § 9-0704 (amending IFC § 307.1.1)
307.1.1 Prohibited open burning. Open burning shall be prohibited when atmospheric conditions or local circumstances make such fires hazardous. All open burning, including recreational fires, are banned when the fire index is at the high, very high or extreme level, and any time during a red flag warning.
Smoke Detectors
Fargo's building code amendments require single- or multiple-station smoke alarms in apartments, houses, duplexes, and R-1 lodging, covering every sleeping room, hallways outside sleeping areas, and each additional story.
Fargo Smoke Alarm Placement Rules
Some RestrictionsFargo Municipal Code § 21-0102 (IBC § 907.2.11.2)
907.2.11.2 Groups R-2, R-3, R-4 and I-1. Single- or multiple station smoke alarms shall be installed and maintained in Groups R-2, R-3, R-4 and I-1 regardless of occupant load at all of the following locations: ... 4. In dwelling units where the ceiling height of a room open to the hallway serving the sleeping room exceeds that of the hallway by 24 inches or more, smoke alarms shall be installe...
Propane Storage
Fargo limits aggregate propane storage to 2,000 gallons per installation citywide, with larger unprotected tanks confined to industrial zoning.
Fargo Caps LP-Gas Storage at 2,000 Gallons
Some RestrictionsFargo Municipal Code § 9-0704 (amending IFC § 6104.2)
6104.2 Maximum capacity within established limits. For the protection of heavily populated or congested areas, storage of liquefied petroleum gas shall not exceed an aggregate capacity in any one installation of 2,000 gallons (7570 L) within the limits established by law as set forth in the fire code adoption ordinance or other regulation adopted by the jurisdiction. Unprotected tanks with a wa...
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