Fire Regulations in Yuma, AZ (2026)
4 verified fire regulations for Yuma, Arizona, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Fire Pits & Backyard Fires
Yuma treats outdoor fireplaces and barbecues as accessory structures, not stand-alone features, under City Code § 154-15.15. They cannot sit in the required front yard setback, must clear side and rear property lines by at least one foot (reducible to zero if all drainage stays on the lot), and need three feet of fire and emergency clearance on two adjacent sides.
Yuma Outdoor Fireplace Setback Rules
Some RestrictionsYuma City Code § 154-15.15(A), (D), (F)(2)(b)
Accessory buildings or structures are non-inhabitable structures that include garages, storage sheds, workshops, outdoor barbeques, outdoor fireplaces, unenclosed (fully open on all sides) shade structures for parking or yard shade, background composting site subject to the performance standards noted in § 154-15.18(A) and any other structures as determined by the Zoning Administrator... A thre...
Fireworks
Yuma restricts fireworks to permissible consumer items only during designated state periods. Aerial fireworks and firecrackers are illegal statewide. Use is restricted to private property within city limits under Chapter 139 of the Yuma City Code.
Yuma Fireworks Regulations
Some RestrictionsA.R.S. § 36-1606
(a) Regulate, consistent with the standards set forth in NFPA 1124, the sale of permissible consumer fireworks. (b) Prohibit the sale of permissible consumer fireworks on days other than May 20 through July 6 and December 10 through January 3 of each year. The sale of permissible consumer fireworks may be prohibited on days between May 20 through July 6 and December 10 through January 3 of each...
Outdoor Burning
Open burning in Yuma requires a Fire Department permit costing $150, and operators using an air curtain destructor or firebox for agricultural or lumber waste must also hold an ADEQ permit, keep fixed distances from buildings and power lines, and burn only within set daily hours.
Yuma Outdoor Burning Permit Rules
Significant RestrictionsYuma City Code § 131-15 (Fire Code §§ 307.4, 2811.1, 2811.3, 2811.7)
Section 307.4 Location. Amend to read. "The location for open burning shall be at the approval of the Authority Having Jurisdiction, as outlined in the required operational permit from section 105.5.36." ... 2811.1. Outdoor fires in an air curtain destructor/firebox. Prior to conducting an outdoor fire in an air curtain destructor or firebox, the owner or operator of the air curtain destructor ...
Smoke Detectors
Yuma's zoning code requires every bed and breakfast sleeping room in the city's Bed and Breakfast Overlay District to have its own smoke detector and a posted fire escape route, enforced through the same annual inspection that keeps the operator's business license active.
Yuma Bed & Breakfast Smoke Detectors
Some RestrictionsYuma City Code § 154-14.03(B)(11)
(11) Fire protection. Smoke detectors shall be installed in each sleeping room. A fire escape route shall be identified and placed on the inside door of each bed and breakfast sleeping room.