Fire Regulations in Tempe, AZ (2026)
3 verified fire regulations for Tempe, Arizona, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Fireworks
Tempe prohibits the use, sale, and possession of consumer fireworks within city limits except for limited permissible items around the Fourth of July and New Year's Eve. Only ground-based, non-aerial fireworks like sparklers and fountains are allowed during designated periods.
Tempe Fireworks Ordinance
Heavy RestrictionsA.R.S. § 36-1606(A) — Consumer fireworks regulation; state preemption; further regulation of fireworks by local jurisdiction
A. The sale and use of permissible consumer fireworks are of statewide concern. The regulation of permissible consumer fireworks pursuant to this article and their sale or use is not subject to further regulation by a governing body, except as follows: 1. In a county with a population of more than five hundred thousand persons, a city or town within its corporate limits or the county within the...
Outdoor Burning
Tempe bans all outdoor fires, including fire pits and other open burning, from May 1 through September 30 each year under general code § 13A-27(a). Outside that window, no outdoor fire may burn during a high pollution advisory or a county-declared restricted burn period, and the only way around the ban is a state-authorized exception or permit under A.R.S. § 49-501.
Tempe Outdoor Fire Ban May-September
Heavy RestrictionsTempe City Code § 13A-27
(a)From May 1 through September 30 each year it is unlawful for any person to ignite, cause to be ignited, permit or allow to be ignited, any outdoor fire.(b)No outdoor fire may be ignited or maintained during any high pollution advisory day forecast for particulate matter or restricted burn period declared by the county.(c)The restrictions in subsections (a) and (b) may be varied only by the e...
Smoke Detectors
Tempe amended Section R310.6 of its adopted 2024 International Residential Code to require smoke alarms in dwellings to run on permanent building wiring with battery backup, not battery power alone. The Building Safety Division enforces this through the permit and inspection process on new construction, additions and qualifying remodels citywide.
Tempe Smoke Alarm Power Source Rule
Some RestrictionsTempe City Code § 8-300 (adopting 2024 IRC § R310.6)
R310.6 Power source. Smoke alarms shall receive their primary power from the building wiring where such wiring is served from a commercial source and, where primary power is interrupted, shall receive power from a battery. Wiring shall be permanent and without a disconnecting switch other than those required for overcurrent protection. Exceptions: 1.Smoke alarms shall be permitted to be battery...
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