Fire Regulations in Salem, OR (2026)
5 verified fire regulations for Salem, Oregon, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Fire Pits & Backyard Fires
Salem's Fire Code Official can impose a limited or total ban on recreational fires, including fire pits, whenever weather turns dry, hot or windy for an extended stretch, under SRC 58.004(e) (amending OFC 307.1.1). Triggers include forecast highs of 95 degrees or more, humidity at 30 percent or below, and winds of 15 mph or higher.
Salem Recreational Fire Ban Authority
Some RestrictionsSalem Revised Code (SRC) § 58.004(e) (amending OFC § 307.1.1)
(e)Section 307.1.1 Establishing a Burning Ban. When weather conditions remain dry, hot, windy, or any combination of these, for an extended period of time, the Fire Code Official may impose either a limited or total ban on recreational fires. The following criteria may be used to determine whether a recreational fire ban is established:(1)Temperatures reach or are forecast 95 degrees Fahrenheit...
Fireworks
Salem adopts Oregon's fireworks statutes (ORS 480.111-480.165) into its Fire Prevention Code under SRC 58.305, substituting the Fire Code Official for the State Fire Marshal, and requires a City permit before any fireworks sale or display under SRC 58.315. Violations draw a civil penalty up to $500 per day, though possessors of under $50 in retail-value fireworks are exempt.
Salem Fireworks Permits and Penalties
Some RestrictionsSalem Revised Code (SRC) § 58.305(i)
(i)ORS 480.165. (1) amended to read: In addition to any other penalty provided by law, any person who violates any provision of ORS 480.111 (Definitions for ORS 480.111 to 480.165) to 480.165 (Civil penalty for fireworks law violations), or any rule adopted by the Fire Code Official pursuant thereto, is subject to a civil penalty imposed by the City in an amount not to exceed $500 per violation...
Outdoor Burning
Salem outlaws open burning of garbage or yard-cleanup debris anywhere inside city limits under SRC 58.334, with no residential burn permit offered. The Fire Code Official can also declare a broader recreational-fire ban whenever hot, dry or windy weather raises wildfire risk, under SRC 58.004(e).
Salem Bans Open Burning of Yard Debris
Heavy RestrictionsSalem Revised Code § 58.334
(a)No person shall, within the corporate City limits, open burn garbage or any vegetative debris from yard cleanup.(b)As used in this section, the term "vegetative debris from yard cleanup" means wood, needle or leaf materials from trees, shrubs or plants. "garbage" means wasted or spoiled food or other refuse commonly found in a kitchen or household.
Smoke Detectors
Salem requires smoke alarms in every bedroom, sleeping area, story and shared laundry room of a residential dwelling under SRC 59.215. Hard-wired alarms must stay hard-wired, battery-only units need a ten-year lithium battery, and tampering with an alarm is a separate offense.
Salem Smoke Alarm Placement & Battery Rules
Some RestrictionsSalem Revised Code § 59.215
(a)Smoke alarms shall be installed and maintained in every residential dwelling at all of the following locations:(1)On the ceiling or wall outside each separate sleeping area in the immediate vicinity of bedrooms.(2)In each room used for sleeping purposes.(3)In each story within a dwelling unit, including basements.(4)In every shared laundry facility.(5)In any common rooms where cooking or smo...
Propane Storage
Salem restricts where bulk liquefied petroleum gas can be stored above ground, tying the limits in SRC 58.200 to the same geographic boundaries set for flammable and combustible liquid bulk plants in SRC 58.190. Facilities operating continuously since January 9, 1956 are grandfathered if they still meet the chapter's other requirements.
Salem LP-Gas Bulk Storage Limits
Some RestrictionsSalem Revised Code (SRC) § 58.200
(a)The geographic limits referred to in OFC 6104.2 in which bulk storage of liquefied petroleum gas is restricted shall be the same limits set forth in SRC 58.190.(b)The restrictions as to location set forth in this section shall not apply to bulk storage facilities continually in existence and regular use since January 9, 1956, provided that the bulk storage facilities meet all other requireme...
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