8 rules for unincorporated Burlington County, New Jersey.
Verified from official government sources
Burlington County itself sets no fire-pit ordinance. Recreational fires are governed by the state Uniform Fire Code and your municipality's fire prevention bureau, which typically limits pit size and requires clearance from structures. The NJ Forest Fire Service also regulates fires near wooded land.
New Jersey bans aerial and explosive fireworks statewide. Only hand-held or ground-based sparklers, snakes, glow worms, smoke devices and trick noisemakers are legal, and only for people 16 or older. Firecrackers, skyrockets and Roman candles remain illegal countywide.
N.J.S.A. 21:3-2
sparkling devices and novelties as defined in R.S.21:2-2 if the person is 16 years of age or older ... firecrackers, torpedoes, skyrockets, Roman candles, bombs, or other fireworks of like construction
Burlington County sets no mandatory brush-clearance ordinance. Because much of the county lies in the fire-prone Pinelands, the NJ Forest Fire Service urges 30 to 100 feet of defensible space around homes. Individual towns handle overgrowth and weed enforcement.
New Jersey prohibits open burning of rubbish, garbage, leaves and plant waste statewide under N.J.A.C. 7:27-2. Burlington County adds no separate rule. Agricultural or land-clearing burns need a NJ Forest Fire Service permit; recreational campfires are treated separately.
N.J.A.C. 7:27-2.3
(a) No person shall cause, suffer, allow or permit the disposal of rubbish, garbage, trade waste, buildings or structures by open burning. (b) No person shall cause, suffer, allow or permit the disposal of fallen leaves by open burning.
Burlington County has no wildfire-zone ordinance, but much of it lies in the Pinelands, one of New Jersey's highest wildfire-risk areas. The NJ Forest Fire Service and Pinelands Commission manage fire risk; homeowners should follow defensible-space and Firewise guidance.
New Jersey's Uniform Fire Code, not Burlington County, sets smoke-alarm rules. Before any one- or two-family home is sold or re-occupied, the owner must obtain a certificate of smoke alarm, carbon monoxide alarm and fire extinguisher compliance from the local fire official.
N.J.A.C. 5:70-2.3
Before any one- and two-family or attached single family structure is sold, leased, or otherwise made subject to a change of occupancy for residential purposes, the owner shall obtain a certificate of smoke alarm, carbon monoxide alarm, and portable fire extinguisher compliance (CSACMAPFEC).
Recreational campfires are legal but regulated by the NJ Forest Fire Service, not Burlington County. Fires near wooded land generally require a free recreational fire permit, and municipal fire officials set pit-size and clearance limits under the Uniform Fire Code.
Burlington County sets no propane-storage ordinance. Storage of LP-gas cylinders is governed by the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code (N.J.A.C. 5:70), which restricts where and how tanks may be kept, especially at apartments and near combustible construction.
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