Fire Regulations in Benton County, WA (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated Benton County, Washington.
Verified from official government sources
Fireworks
Consumer fireworks may only be sold and set off in unincorporated Benton County during two short windows each year, June 28 through July 4 and December 27 through 31, under BCC 7.30.020. A Fire Marshal permit is required to manufacture, import, sell, or publicly display fireworks, and the county can shut down all fireworks use during extreme fire danger.
Benton County Fireworks Sale and Discharge Rules
Significant RestrictionsBCC 7.30.020
7.30.020 FIREWORKS - DATES AND TIMES ALLOWED TO BE SOLD AND DISCHARGED. (Effective June 24, 2026.) ... (a) It is legal to sell and purchase consumer fireworks within unincorporated Benton County from twelve o'clock noon to eleven o'clock p.m. on the twenty-eighth of June, from nine o'clock a.m. to eleven o'clock p.m. on each day from the twenty-ninth of June through the fourth of July, from twe...
Outdoor Burning
Unincorporated Benton County bans outdoor and agricultural burning whenever the Fire Marshal rates fire danger High, Very High or Extreme, whenever wind speeds top 20 mph, during any Red Flag Warning, or after a significant-resources burn ban notice, even if the Benton Clean Air Agency would otherwise allow the fire. BCC 3.16.036 through 3.16.039 set the classification system, notification duties and narrow permit exceptions behind the ban.
Benton County Outdoor Burning & Burn Ban Rules
Significant RestrictionsBCC 3.16.038(a)
3.16.038 OUTDOOR BURNING AND AGRICULTURAL BURNING--WHEN PROHIBITED DUE TO FIRE DANGER. (a) Unless allowed by subsection (c) of this section, outdoor burning, even if permitted by the Benton Clean Air Agency, is prohibited under the following conditions due to fire danger: (1) During a period when the Fire Danger Classification is High, Very High or Extreme as determined by the Fire Marshal; (2)...
Propane Storage
Bulk liquefied petroleum gas storage is restricted countywide in unincorporated Benton County under BCC 3.16.025, which adopts the geographic limits of IFC Section 6104.2 without exempting any zoning district. Anyone wanting to install bulk LP-gas storage needs a special permit from the Benton County Fire Marshal, issued only where the storage poses no undue danger to people or property.
Benton County Propane / LP-Gas Storage Rules
Significant RestrictionsBCC 3.16.025
3.16.025 LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GASES. The geographical limits referred to in Section 6104.2 of the 2021 edition of the International Fire Code, in which bulk storage of liquefied petroleum gas is restricted, are hereby established and shall apply to all areas in which the International Fire Code is in force; provided, however, that the Benton County Fire Marshal or designee may issue a special pe...
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