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Fire Regulations in Shreveport, LA (2026)

3 verified fire regulations for Shreveport, Louisiana, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Fireworks

Discharging, selling or igniting fireworks anywhere in Shreveport is illegal year-round except inside three windows set by Sec. 30-91: noon June 16 to 10 p.m. June 20, noon July 1 to 10 p.m. July 5, and noon December 15 to 10 p.m. January 1. Even then, use is capped to 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., bottle rockets and chlorate sparklers stay banned outright, and a permit covers any public display.

Shreveport Bans Fireworks Except Three Calendar Windows

Significant Restrictions

Shreveport Code of Ordinances § 30-91(b) (Ord. No. 217, 2005, 1-10-06; Ord. No. 68, 2019, 6-11-19; Ord. No. 48, 2020, 6-9-20)

It shall be unlawful for any person to have, keep, store, use, manufacture, offer to sell, handle, or transport any pyrotechnics within the city except as herein provided, it being the intention of this section to prohibit the sale of, distribution of, or discharge of pyrotechnics of any kind or description whatsoever within the city... It shall be unlawful for any person to, at any time, posse...

Wildfire Zones

Shreveport has no wildfire hazard severity zones, no wildland-urban interface code and no defensible-space program. Louisiana does not map fire severity the way western states do, and neither the Municipal Code nor the Unified Development Code creates such a zone.

No Mapped Wildfire Zones in Shreveport

Few Restrictions

Shreveport Code of Ordinances § 30-60(a) (Supp. No. 84)

It shall be unlawful for any person to burn any matter or materials upon public or private property, outside the confines of a building or structure on such property, without first securing a special permit from the bureau of fire prevention of the city.

Smoke Detectors

Shreveport's Unified Development Code ties smoke detector installation to short-term rental licensing. Every permitted short-term rental must keep smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors, and fire extinguishers installed and operable at all times the unit is occupied by guests, under the health and safety standards in Article 23.

Shreveport Short-Term Rentals Need Working Smoke Detectors

Some Restrictions

Shreveport Unified Development Code § 23.8.C

Each short-term rental property, at all times, shall comply with the following standards, as well as any property standards and fire prevention standards established in the Shreveport City Code, while the short-term rental is occupied: ... C. Smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors, and fire extinguishers shall be installed and operable, and all wood-burning fireplaces and stoves shall be cl...