Fire Regulations in Redwood City, CA (2026)
4 verified fire regulations for Redwood City, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Fireworks
Redwood City bans all "safe and sane" fireworks outright under Sec. 12.33 and allows "dangerous fireworks" only with a Fire Chief permit under Sec. 12.32, while making parents and property-owning social hosts strictly liable for violations that happen on their watch.
Redwood City Fireworks Ban and Permits
Heavy RestrictionsRedwood City Code §§ 12.32-12.34
No person shall ignite, use, discharge, or display any dangerous fireworks within the City without a permit issued by the Fire Chief or their designee pursuant to Section 12640 of the California Health and Safety Code. ... No person shall ignite, use, discharge, or display any safe and sane fireworks within the City. ... Any person having the care, custody or control of a minor shall be strictl...
Brush Clearance
Redwood City Code section 14.38 declares dry grass, stubble, brush and any weeds or nonornamental plants over eight inches tall a public nuisance when they create a fire hazard. The Street Superintendent enforces removal after the City Council adopts a nuisance resolution, and owners who skip clearing get billed through a lien on the property tax roll.
Redwood City Brush and Weed Fire Clearance
Some RestrictionsRedwood City Code § 14.38
All weeds and all dirt, rubbish, and rank growths of any kind, on private property or in any street or alley or public right-of-way in the City, shall constitute a public nuisance. Every property owner, lessee or occupant of buildings, grounds or lots, shall destroy or remove weeds, dirt, rubbish, and/or rank growths from the property... WEEDS: Includes any of the following: ...B.Any brush or w...
Wildfire Zones
Redwood City has adopted the state-recommended Fire Hazard Severity Zones under Redwood City Code Sec. 12.7.1, mapped on the city's official "Redwood City - Fire Hazard Map" dated February 24, 2025. Property inside a mapped zone falls under Fire Code provisions enforced by the Fire Chief and Building Official, with violations charged as misdemeanors.
Redwood City Fire Hazard Severity Zones
Some RestrictionsRedwood City Code § 12.7.1
The City Council hereby adopts and designates Fire Hazard Severity Zones as recommended by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and as designated on map titled "Redwood City - Fire Hazard Map" dated February 24, 2025, and retained on file and made available at the offices of the Fire Chief and Building Official of the City of Redwood City. The map is also available electron...
Smoke Detectors
Redwood City's amended Fire Code section 903.4.2 requires every home with a required automatic fire sprinkler system to activate all of its interconnected smoke alarms when the sprinklers go off, on top of an exterior water-flow alarm bell tied to the sprinkler system itself.
Redwood City Interconnected Smoke Alarm Rule
Some RestrictionsRedwood City Code § 12.18.1 (Fire Code § 903.4.2)
903.4.2 Alarms. One exterior approved audible device, located on the exterior of the building in an approved location, shall be connected to each automatic sprinkler system. Such sprinkler waterflow alarm devices shall be activated by water flow equivalent to the flow of a single sprinkler of the smallest orifice size installed in the system. In addition, for automatic sprinkler systems install...
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