Fire Regulations in Wyoming, MI (2026)
6 verified fire regulations for Wyoming, Michigan, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Fire Pit Rules
Wyoming regulates recreational fires under Section 30-35 of the City Code and the Michigan-adopted International Fire Code (PA 230 of 1972). Fires must burn only clean wood or solid fuel in an approved container with an 18-inch non-combustible barrier, sit at least 20 feet from combustibles and lot lines, and be constantly attended with a hose or extinguisher ready. Fire rings are prohibited.
Wyoming, MI Fire Pit and Recreational Fire Rules
Some RestrictionsFireworks
Wyoming regulates consumer fireworks under the Michigan Fireworks Safety Act (MCL 28.451+, as amended by PA 257 of 2018), which preempts a full local ban but lets cities restrict ignition to the day before, day of, and day after national holidays. Permitted windows include the Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day, and New Year's Eve holiday clusters with use ending by 11:45 p.m. (1:00 a.m. for New Year's).
Wyoming, MI Consumer Fireworks Rules
Heavy RestrictionsBrush Clearance
Wyoming is not in a designated wildfire zone, so it has no California-style defensible-space rule. Vegetation overgrowth is handled as a property-maintenance issue under the Wyoming City Code and the Michigan-adopted International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC), which requires premises be kept free of weeds or grass over the locally adopted height (commonly 8 inches in Michigan urban code).
Wyoming, MI Brush, Weeds, and Vegetation Clearance
Some RestrictionsOutdoor Burning
Open burning of yard waste, leaves, and refuse is prohibited in Wyoming. Michigan's Part 115 solid-waste law (MCL 324.11501+) bans open burning of yard waste in every municipality over 7,500 population, which includes Wyoming (~77,000), and City Code Section 30-35 reinforces the ban. Only contained recreational fires in an approved container burning clean wood are permitted; trash burning, leaf piles, and construction debris are not.
Wyoming, MI Outdoor Burning Rules
Heavy RestrictionsWildfire Zones
Wyoming is an urban and suburban city in Kent County in the southwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan and is not designated as a wildfire-prone area by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Michigan's elevated wildfire risk concentrates in the northern Lower Peninsula and Upper Peninsula jack-pine and aspen forests. As a result, no WUI building code, defensible-space rule, or Cal Fire-style fuel-modification ordinance applies in Wyoming.
Wyoming, MI Wildfire Zones
Few RestrictionsPropane Storage
Propane (LP-gas) storage in Wyoming is regulated by IFC Chapter 61 and NFPA 58 as adopted by Michigan under the Stille-DeRossett-Hale Act (PA 230 of 1972). Residential 20-pound grill cylinders are largely unrestricted outdoors, but cylinders over 1 pound water capacity cannot be stored inside dwellings, and larger bulk tanks must meet NFPA 58 setback, anchoring, and permit requirements from the Wyoming Fire Marshal.
Wyoming, MI Propane Storage Rules
Some RestrictionsLooking for Kent County county-wide rules?
County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement Wyoming city rules.
Fire Regulations in Kent County →