Fire Regulations in Indio, CA (2026)
6 verified fire regulations for Indio, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Fire Pits & Backyard Fires
Indio lets residents use fire pits, but every outdoor fire appliance must carry a certified product-safety listing like UL before it's legal to burn in.
Indio Fire Pit and Outdoor Appliance Safety Listing
Some RestrictionsIndio Municipal Code § 93.10(B) (Ord. No. 1824, 11-19-2025)
Any outdoor fire appliance is required to have a listing for product safety from a certified testing company, such as Underwriters Laboratories (UL) for the following, but not limited to, appliances: barbeque, fireplace or fire pit. The applicant can submit a field test report as to the safety of the subject appliance to the City to prove the appliance meets safety rating qualifications.
Fireworks
Indio, in Riverside County, California, allows only state-approved 'safe and sane' fireworks, sold by permitted nonprofits June 28-July 6 and discharged only between 9 a.m. and 10 p.m.
Indio Safe and Sane Fireworks Hours and Permits
Significant RestrictionsIndio Municipal Code § 101.04(B) (Ord. 1787, 11-2-2022)
It is unlawful for any person to discharge or otherwise use any safe and sane fireworks or fireworks kit within the city except during the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. (C) It is unlawful for any person to sell, offer for sale, or possess for the purpose of sale to any person, any safe and sane fireworks or fireworks kit at any time prior to noon on June 28 or after midnight on July 6 of ...
Brush Clearance
Indio can order any improved parcel declared a public nuisance to be cleared entirely of brush, vegetative growth, and combustible material under the city's wildfire code.
Indio Requires Brush Clearance On Nuisance Parcels
Significant RestrictionsIndio Municipal Code § 93A.01(K), adopting WUI Code § 604.6 [Ord. No. 1824, 11-19-2025]
604.6 Clearance of brush, vegetative growth, and combustible material from improved parcels. All improved parcels declared a Public Nuisance shall be cleared entirely of combustible material. If the Fire Code Official determines this impractical, the provisions of Section 604.7 may be used.
Outdoor Burning
Indio prohibits open burning of any material outdoors except in approved appliances like fireplaces, barbecues, and fire pits; anything else needs a conditional use permit from the Planning Division.
Indio Bans Open Burning Without Fire Marshal OK
Significant RestrictionsIndio Municipal Code § 93.10(A) [Ord. No. 1824, 11-19-2025]
It is unlawful to burn any material, structure, matter, or thing in an outdoor fire or incinerator or by similar means unless within an approved and controlled area by the City Building and Safety Division, the Fire Marshal, and the Planning Division (for example, fireplaces, barbeques and fire pits). No other types of outdoor open fires are permitted unless approved as part of a project's cond...
Wildfire Zones
Indio has adopted the State Fire Marshal's Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps, designating moderate, high, and very high wildfire-risk areas that trigger extra building and vegetation rules.
Indio Wildfire Hazard Severity Zones Mapped
Significant RestrictionsIndio Municipal Code § 93A.01(G)(1), adopting WUI Code § 302.1.1 [Ord. No. 1824, 11-19-2025]
302.1.1 Designation of Fire Hazard Severity Zones. The Indio City Council has adopted the recommendations of the State Fire Marshal made pursuant to Government Code section 51178 and designated those areas within the County as moderate, high, and very high fire hazard severity zones as shown on the Local Responsibility Area Fire Hazard Severity Zones Maps published by the Office of the State Fi...
Propane Storage
Indio prohibits aboveground flammable and combustible gas storage tanks, including propane, in all residential zones and requires a City storage permit anywhere else they're allowed.
Indio Bans Home Propane Tanks In Residential Zones
Heavy RestrictionsIndio Municipal Code § 93.11(A), (F) [Ord. No. 1824, 11-19-2025]
(A) No person shall install, keep, maintain, or fill any aboveground storage vessel for the purpose of storing flammable/combustible liquids or gases. (B) They must obtain a valid storage permit from the City. (C) This section does not apply to emergency back-up generators utilizing fuel tank systems of five hundred (500) gallons or less located within any Public Owned/Controlled Lands ...
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