Fire Regulations in Seattle, WA (2026)
3 verified fire regulations for Seattle, Washington, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Fire Pits & Backyard Fires
SMC 18.12.270 confines fires in Seattle parks to a designated stove or fire ring, or an approved beach-fire area at Carkeek Park, and bans all park fires between 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., regardless of location.
Seattle Park Fires Confined to Fire Rings
Some RestrictionsSeattle Municipal Code § 18.12.270
It is unlawful (a) to ignite or maintain any fire or to participate in igniting, maintaining or using any fire within any park except in a designated stove or fire ring, or in a beach area at Carkeek Park approved by the Superintendent for beach fires, or (b) to ignite in any stove or fire ring any household rubbish or other material banned from outdoor burning by air pollution control regulati...
Fireworks
Seattle doesn't regulate fireworks through a standalone ban ordinance: it permits them through the Fire Code Permit and Fee Ordinance. Anyone staging a public fireworks display needs a Seattle Fire Department permit, applied for in writing at least 30 days ahead, with fees running from $902 for a barge load/unload to $1,805 for an outdoor display under SMC 22.602.045.B.
Seattle Fire Department Fireworks Display Permits
Significant RestrictionsSeattle Municipal Code § 22.602.045.B (Table B, footnote c)
7801.1 Fireworks use/display outdoor — $1,805, No renewal. 7801.3 Fireworks barge load/unload only — $902, No renewal. 7802 Fireworks use/display before a proximate audience — $957, No renewal. ... c Fireworks Permits. An application for a fireworks permit shall be made in writing to the fire code official at least 30 calendar days in advance of the display. At the time the permit application i...
Smoke Detectors
Seattle's housing code makes landlords install smoke detectors within 4 to 12 inches of the ceiling inside and outside every sleeping room, plus carbon monoxide alarms on every level, and test both devices whenever a housing unit becomes vacant between tenants.
Seattle Rental Smoke and CO Detector Rules
Some RestrictionsSeattle Municipal Code § 22.206.160.B.4-7
4.Install smoke detectors on the ceiling or on the wall not less than 4 inches nor more than 12 inches from the ceiling at a point or points centrally located in a corridor, inside each sleeping room, and immediately outside each sleeping room, and test smoke detectors when each housing unit becomes vacant;5.Install carbon monoxide alarms outside each sleeping room and on each level of the dwel...
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