Fire Regulations in Irving, TX (2026)
4 verified fire regulations for Irving, Texas, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Fire Pits & Backyard Fires
Irving regulates outdoor fires in parks and residential areas. Open fires on park property are only allowed in designated areas. Burning materials producing toxic fumes is prohibited.
Irving Backyard Fire & Outdoor Fire Rules
Light RestrictionsTex. Local Gov't Code Sec. 352.081
Sec. 352.081. REGULATION OF OUTDOOR BURNING. (a) In this section, "drought conditions" means the existence of a long-term deficit of moisture creating atypically severe conditions with increased wildfire occurrence as defined by the Texas Forest Service through the use of the Keetch-Byram Drought Index ... (c) The commissioners court of a county by order may prohibit or restrict outdoor burning...
Fireworks
Texas law lets Irving prohibit or regulate fireworks, but Irving repealed its own dedicated fireworks ordinance in 2005. Today the city requires a fire marshal permit and $3 million in insurance for fireworks at special events, and bans them outright at neighborhood block parties.
Irving Fireworks Permit and Ban Rules
Some RestrictionsTex. Loc. Gov't Code Sec. 342.003(a)(8), (c)
(a) The governing body of the municipality may: ... (8) prohibit or otherwise regulate the use of fireworks; ... (c) Subsection (a)(8) does not authorize a municipality to confiscate packaged, unopened fireworks.
Outdoor Burning
Irving's nuisance ordinance makes it a violation to burn hair, leather, rags, or any other substance that produces an offensive smell, smoke, or odor capable of annoying nearby residents, whether the burning happens inside city limits or within 5,000 feet of them. Section 23-1(i) treats this kind of open burning as a public nuisance.
Irving Nuisance Ban on Offensive Outdoor Burning
Some RestrictionsIrving Code of Ordinances § 23-1(i) (Certain Acts Constituting Nuisances)
The following shall constitute nuisances when allowed, maintained or suffered to exist within the city and for a distance of five thousand (5,000) feet from such corporate limits. The person guilty of causing or permitting a nuisance to exist shall be fined as provided in this Code. ... (i) The act of burning any hair, leather, rags or any other substance of any kind which may cause or produce ...
Smoke Detectors
Texas Property Code § 92.255 requires smoke detectors in each bedroom, outside sleeping areas, and on every level of a dwelling. Irving's alarm system chapter (Ch. 9) requires annual registration.
Irving Smoke Detector Requirements
Some RestrictionsTexas Property Code Sec. 92.255
INSTALLATION AND LOCATION. (a) A landlord shall install at least one smoke alarm in each separate bedroom in a dwelling unit. In addition: (1) if the dwelling unit is designed to use a single room for dining, living, and sleeping, the smoke alarm must be located inside the room; (2) if multiple bedrooms are served by the same corridor, at least one smoke alarm must be installed in the corridor ...
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