Fire Regulations in Santa Ana, CA (2026)
6 verified fire regulations for Santa Ana, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Fire Pits & Backyard Fires
Wood or solid-fuel fires in Santa Ana yards must sit in a spark-arrested firebox or portable pit at least 3 feet from combustible construction at single-family homes, or 15 feet at other residential occupancies, and can't burn within 25 feet of a building unless inside an approved permanent fireplace.
Santa Ana Wood-Burning Backyard Fire Rules
Some RestrictionsSanta Ana, CA, Municipal Code § 14-18 (Fire Code § 307.6.2)
307.6.2 Devices using wood or fuels other than natural gas or liquefied-petroleum gas. Permanent outdoor fireplaces burning wood or other solid fuel shall be constructed in accordance with the California Building Code with clearance from combustible construction and building openings as required therein. Fires in a fireplace shall be contained within a firebox with an attached chimney. The open...
Fireworks
Santa Ana bans all "dangerous fireworks" outright: manufacture, storage, sale, possession, or discharge. Only "safe and sane" fireworks may be sold, and only by permitted school or nonprofit groups, and only discharged on four days each July around Independence Day.
Santa Ana Fireworks Ban and Sales Rules
Heavy RestrictionsSanta Ana, CA, Municipal Code §§ 14-53—14-55
Sec. 14-53. - Dangerous fireworks prohibited. No person, firm, or organization shall manufacture, store, display, sell, offer for sale, possess, discharge, explode, fire, or set off any dangerous fireworks within the City of Santa Ana. ... Sec. 14-54. - Discharging safe and sane fireworks. No person shall discharge any safe and sane fireworks except on the days that sales are permitted each yea...
Brush Clearance
Santa Ana's fire code official can require flammable vegetation and combustible growth cleared for 10 feet on each side of highways and private streets used for vehicular traffic, measured from the roadway's flow-line or improved edge. Single ornamental trees, shrubs, and ground covers like ivy are exempt if they don't readily carry fire.
Santa Ana Roadway Brush Clearance Rule
Some RestrictionsSanta Ana, CA, Municipal Code § 14-18 (Fire Code § 325.1)
SECTION 325 CLEARANCE OF BRUSH OR VEGETATION GROWTH FROM ROADWAYS is hereby added as follows: 325.1 Clearance of brush or vegetation growth from roadways. The fire code official is authorized to cause areas within 10 feet (3048 mm) on each side of portions of highways and private streets which are improved, designed or ordinarily used for vehicular traffic, to be cleared of flammable vegetation...
Outdoor Burning
Santa Ana bans outdoor wood or solid-fuel fires whenever sustained winds top 8 mph with humidity under 25%, a red flag warning is declared, or the fire code official posts a ban notice. Any fuel type is off-limits once sustained winds exceed 20 mph.
Santa Ana Open Burning Restrictions
Significant RestrictionsSanta Ana, CA, Municipal Code § 14-18 (Fire Code § 305.6)
Section 305.6 Hazardous conditions is hereby added as follows: 305.6 Hazardous conditions. Outdoor fires burning wood or other solid fuel are not allowed when any of the following conditions applies: 1. When predicted sustained winds exceed 8 MPH and relative humidity is less than 25%, or a red flag condition has been declared. 2. When an official sign was caused to be posted by the fire code o...
Wildfire Zones
Santa Ana is a fully urbanized city with no areas designated as Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones (VHFHSZ) by CAL FIRE. The city is served by the Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) and is not subject to wildland-urban interface fire regulations.
Santa Ana Wildfire Zone Designations
Some RestrictionsCAL FIRE Office of the State Fire Marshal — Fire Hazard Severity Zones (PRC 4201-4204; Gov. Code 51175-89)
The State Fire Marshal is mandated to classify lands within State Responsibility Areas into Fire Hazard Severity Zones (FHSZ). Fire Hazard Severity Zones fall into one of the following classifications: Moderate, High, Very High. The California laws that require Fire Hazard Severity Zones include California Public Resources Code 4201-4204, California Code of Regulations Title 14, Section 1280 an...
Smoke Detectors
Santa Ana requires smoke detectors 'installed throughout the live/work spaces' of any converted artist live/work building in a C3A zone, under Municipal Code § 8-2701(i), which ties the mandate to California Building Code § 310.9. The rule sits inside a broader alternative fire and life-safety code the city built for adaptive reuse of existing structures.
Smoke Detectors Required in Santa Ana Live/Work Units
Some RestrictionsSanta Ana, CA, Municipal Code Ch. 8, Art. XIV, Sec. 8-2701(i)
(i)Smoke detectors. Smoke detectors shall be installed throughout the live/work spaces in accordance with California Building Code section 310.9. (a)Exits.(1)The occupant load of a live/work space shall be based upon one (1) occupant per three hundred (300) square feet. Two (2) exits shall be required from each space when the occupant load exceeds ten (10) people.(2)Each live/work space above t...
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