Fire Regulations in Flint, MI (2026)
6 verified fire regulations for Flint, Michigan, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Fire Pit Rules
Flint regulates recreational fires through its adoption of the Michigan International Fire Code (MIFC) under the Stille-DeRossett-Hale Single State Construction Code Act (PA 230 of 1972). Recreational fires must use a fire pit or approved container, burn only clean wood, be attended at all times, and not create a nuisance or excessive smoke for neighboring properties.
Flint, MI Fire Pit and Recreational Fire Rules
Some RestrictionsFireworks
Flint regulates consumer fireworks under the Michigan Fireworks Safety Act (MCL 28.451 et seq., as amended by PA 257 of 2018), which preempts a full local ban but lets cities restrict use to the day before, day of, and day after national holidays. Fireworks may be ignited from 11:00 a.m. to 11:45 p.m. (12:30 a.m. for July 5 and December 31) on those windows only.
Flint, MI Consumer Fireworks Rules
Heavy RestrictionsBrush Clearance
Flint is not in a designated wildland fire zone, so it has no California-style defensible-space rule. Vegetation overgrowth is handled as a property-maintenance and blight issue under the Flint Code of Ordinances and the Michigan-adopted International Property Maintenance Code, which requires premises be kept free of weeds in excess of typical local limits (commonly 8 to 12 inches).
Flint, MI Brush, Weeds, and Vegetation Clearance
Some RestrictionsOutdoor Burning
Open burning of yard waste, leaves, and refuse is prohibited in Flint. Michigan's Part 115 solid-waste law (MCL 324.11501 et seq.) bans open burning of yard waste in every municipality over 7,500 population, which includes Flint, and the Michigan-adopted IFC Section 307 reinforces the ban. Only contained recreational fires burning clean wood are allowed; piles, leaf burning, and burning of construction or demolition debris are not.
Flint, MI Outdoor Burning Rules
Heavy RestrictionsWildfire Zones
Flint is an urban industrial city in Genesee County in southeast Michigan and is not designated as a wildfire-prone area by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Michigan's elevated wildfire risk concentrates in the northern Lower Peninsula and Upper Peninsula jack-pine and aspen forests. As a result, no WUI building code, defensible-space rule, or Cal Fire-style fuel-modification ordinance applies in Flint.
Flint, MI Wildfire Zones
Few RestrictionsPropane Storage
Propane (LP-gas) storage in Flint is regulated by IFC Chapter 61 and NFPA 58 as adopted by Michigan under the Stille-DeRossett-Hale Act (PA 230 of 1972). Residential cylinders for grills are largely unrestricted, but cylinders over 1 pound water capacity cannot be stored inside dwellings, and larger bulk tanks must meet setback, anchoring, and permit requirements from the Flint Fire Marshal.
Flint, MI Propane Storage Rules
Some RestrictionsLooking for Genesee County county-wide rules?
County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement Flint city rules.
Fire Regulations in Genesee County →