Fire Regulations in Orem, UT (2026)
4 verified fire regulations for Orem, Utah, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Fire Pits & Backyard Fires
Small recreational backyard fires are allowed in Orem without a burn permit, but the adopted 2021 IFC requires a 25-foot clearance from structures and combustibles (15 feet for a portable outdoor fireplace), and a city burn permit is required to burn any forest, brush, range, grass, grain, stubble, or hay land under Orem City Code 7-2-11.
Recreational backyard fires allowed with clearances
Some RestrictionsCity of Orem Open Burning / Recreational Fires (orem.gov); see also Orem City Code 7-2-11 (Burn Permits)
Recreational fires are allowed year-round but must be kept at least 25 feet from any structure or combustible material; the fire pit diameter should not exceed 3 feet; a means of extinguishment (such as a garden hose) must be available; the fire requires constant adult supervision; and it must be completely extinguished and not allowed to smolder after use.
Fireworks
Orem allows state-approved (class C / division 1.4G) consumer fireworks only on the dates and hours set by Utah Code 53-7-225, and city ordinance 7-2-8 plus an annual restriction map prohibit discharge within 100 feet of any undeveloped areas of the city and within 500 feet of any National Forest or BLM lands.
Fireworks banned near open space and BLM land
Heavy RestrictionsUtah Code 53-7-225(3)-(4) (eff. 5/7/2025)
A person may not discharge a division 1.4G common state approved explosive in the state except as follows: (a) between the hours of 11 a.m. and 11 p.m., except that on July 4 and July 24, the hours are 11 a.m. to midnight: (i) beginning on July 2 and ending on July 5; and (ii) beginning on July 22 and ending on July 25; (b)(i) beginning at 11 a.m. on December 31 and ending at 1 a.m. on the foll...
Outdoor Burning
Open burning in Orem requires a burn permit from the Orem Fire Division and is only allowed during Utah's residential burn windows - roughly March 30-May 30 and Sept. 15-Oct. 30 - and only when the clearing index is 500 or higher. Burning anything related to property development, including trees and brush from clearing, is prohibited.
Open burning needs a permit during state burn windows
Heavy RestrictionsUtah Admin. Code R307-202 (residential open burning)
An open burn permit application must be completed and a valid permit issued by the county or municipal fire authority prior to burning. The clearing index issued by the National Weather Service is 500 or greater. No trash, rubbish, tires, or oil are included in the material to be burned, used to start fires, or used to keep fires burning.
Wildfire Zones
Orem builds wildfire-prone construction rules straight into its adopted code: Section 7-1-1 pulls in the Utah Wildland Urban Interface Code, the State Construction Code, and the State Fire Code by reference, covering every new building and any alteration, addition, or repair to an existing one, citywide, not just in mapped interface zones.
Orem Adopts Utah Wildland Urban Interface Code
Some RestrictionsOrem City Code § 7-1-1 (Adoption of Building and Fire Codes)
The City hereby approves and adopts the State Construction Code, as defined in section 15A-2-103 and 104, Utah Code Annotated, as amended or superseded, the Utah Wildland Urban Interface Code as adopted by section 15A-2-103, Utah Code Annotated, as amended or superseded, and the State Fire Code, as defined in section 15A-1-403, Utah Code Annotated, as amended or superseded, are hereby adopted a...
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