Fire Regulations in Miami, FL (2026)
4 verified fire regulations for Miami, Florida, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Fireworks
Consumer fireworks in the City of Miami may only be used on three designated dates: July 4th, New Year's Eve, and New Year's Day per FL HB 1059 (2020). Aerial fireworks sale is prohibited. Sparklers legal year-round.
Miami Fireworks Regulations
Some RestrictionsFla. Stat. §§ 791.012 and 791.08 — Minimum fireworks safety standards; Use during designated holidays
791.012 Minimum fireworks safety standards. — The outdoor display of fireworks in this state shall be governed by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1123, Code for Fireworks Display, 2018 Edition. Any state, county, or municipal law, rule, or ordinance may provide for more stringent regulations for the outdoor display of fireworks, but in no event may any such law, rule, or ordinan...
Outdoor Burning
Miami requires a $95 fire safety permit from the Department of Fire-Rescue before any open burning; the permit is reviewed by the fire marshal's office and can be revoked for uncorrected fire-code violations.
Miami Open Burning Fire Safety Permit
Some RestrictionsMiami Code of Ordinances § 19-2.1(c)(5)
Application for a fire safety permit shall be made to the department of fire-rescue by all persons who are not required to hold a certificate of use who are utilizing, or occupying any facility, instrumentality or real property or any part thereof, or undertaking any activity or causing to be undertaken any activity which requires a fire safety permit as provided below. All applications for fir...
Smoke Detectors
Miami enforces smoke detector requirements through Code Enforcement civil penalties: $210 for missing single-station detectors in living units and $105 in day cares or hotel guestrooms, citing the Life Safety Code sections the city adopts via the Florida Fire Prevention Code.
Miami Smoke Detector Fines Under Fire Code
Some RestrictionsMiami Code of Ordinances § 2-829(b), Schedule of Civil Penalties
Code Section Description of Violation Civil Penalty 19-3.4.4.1 Single station smoke detectors required in all living units. 210.00 11-8.3.4.1 Smoke detectors are not provided (7—12 clients). 105.00 17-3.4.4 Single station smoke detectors required in guestrooms. 105.00
Propane Storage
Miami requires an annual Fire-Rescue permit, at $158.00 per year, for any liquefied petroleum gas installation whose container or aggregate of interconnected containers exceeds 2,000 gallons and sits outside a building.
Miami LP-Gas Storage Permit Rule
Some RestrictionsMiami Code of Ordinances § 19-2.1(c)(6)
(6)Liquefied petroleum gas. Each installation of liquefied petroleum gas employing a container or an aggregate of interconnected containers of over 2,000 gallons outside of a building (fees are annual) .....$158.00
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