Fire Regulations in Loveland, CO (2026)
5 verified fire regulations for Loveland, Colorado, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Fireworks
Loveland bans nearly all fireworks under its 2024 International Fire Code amendments. Only state-defined "permissible fireworks" (novelty and non-explosive items) may be possessed or used, and never sold or furnished to anyone under 16, per Municipal Code § 15.28.020.
Fireworks Rules in Loveland, CO
Significant RestrictionsLoveland Municipal Code § 15.28.020 (IFC § 5601.1.3, § 5610.2.1-.4)
The possession, manufacture, storage, sale, handling and use of fireworks are prohibited unless permitted by state or local laws. ... SECTION 5610 PERMISSIBLE FIREWORKS 5610.2.1 It shall be unlawful for any person to possess, store, offer for sale, expose for sale, sell at retail, use, or discharge any fireworks, other than permissible fireworks. 5610.2.2 It shall be unlawful for any person to ...
Outdoor Burning
Loveland prohibits open burning whenever atmospheric conditions or local circumstances make a fire hazardous, and bans it outright during active Red Flag Warnings. Prescribed wildland-fire reduction burns and approved agricultural burns are the only exceptions, and agricultural burning must also follow state air-quality rules; a county health department permit is required for silvicultural and range-management fires.
Loveland Bans Open Burning in Hazardous Conditions
Significant RestrictionsLoveland Municipal Code § 15.28.020
N.Section 307.1.1 - Prohibited open burning - is amended to read as follows: Open burning shall be prohibited when atmospheric conditions or local circumstances make such fire hazardous. Open burning shall be specifically prohibited during active Red Flag Warnings. Exceptions: Prescribed burning for the purpose of reducing the impact of wildland fire when authorized by the fire code official. ...
Wildfire Zones
Loveland's Unified Development Code designates a Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) Overlay Zone under UDC § 18.02.10.01, mapped in Appendix E. Property inside the mapped boundary must meet wildfire risk-reduction standards drawn from the appendix of the city's adopted International Fire Code, on top of whatever the base zone already requires.
Loveland's Wildland Urban Interface Overlay Zone
Some RestrictionsLoveland Unified Development Code § 18.02.10.01
Division 18.02.10 Wildland Urban Interface Overlay Zone 18.02.10.01 Purpose and Application of Division A. Purpose. The purpose of the Wildland Urban Interface Overlay Zone ("WUI") is to: 1. Strengthen the City's wildfire resiliency by increasing the likelihood of citizens, first responders, and structures surviving a wildfire. 2. Reduce the wildfire risk in a cost-efficient manner, while mai...
Smoke Detectors
Loveland's adopted Residential Code requires smoke alarms in every dwelling unit, and the city's local amendment at Municipal Code § 15.10.020 layers on an exterior strobe: new one- and two-family homes and townhomes must have an approved strobe light visible from the street that flashes whenever any smoke or heat detector in the house activates. The Building Official can require strobes on more than one side of a structure.
Loveland Smoke Alarm & Exterior Strobe Rule
Some RestrictionsLoveland Municipal Code § 15.10.020
R314.2.1 New construction. Smoke alarms shall be provided in dwelling units. 1. An approved strobe shall be provided on the exterior of all one- and two-family dwellings and townhomes in a location readily visible from the roadway fronting the structure. This strobe shall alarm upon activation of any smoke or heat detection device. The code official is authorized to require exterior strobes to ...
Propane Storage
Loveland caps aggregate LP-gas (propane) storage at whatever limit is set by city ordinance or zoning regulation, but the fire code official can approve a different capacity site by site after weighing topography, occupancy, nearby buildings and local fire protection capability. The rule amends International Fire Code Section 6104.2 and layers on state LP-gas statutes.
Loveland LP-Gas Storage Capacity Rule
Some RestrictionsLoveland Municipal Code § 15.28.020
HHH.Section 6104.2 - Maximum capacity within established limits - is amended to read as follows: Within the limits established by law restricting the storage of liquefied petroleum gas for the protection of heavily populated or congested areas, the aggregate capacity of any one installation shall not exceed the limits established by ordinance and/or zoning regulation adopted by the local govern...
Looking for Larimer County county-wide rules?
County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement Loveland city rules.
Fire Regulations in Larimer County →