Fire Regulations in Clark County, IN (2026)

3 rules for unincorporated Clark County, Indiana.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Clark County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Fireworks

Clark County's noise ordinance, Section 90.04, does not restrict fireworks: subsection (B)(7) exempts sounds associated with the use of legal fireworks or celebrations of legal holidays from the county's 50-foot audibility ban, and the county code contains no separate fireworks permit, hours, or discharge ordinance.

Legal Fireworks Exempt From Clark County Noise Rule

Few Restrictions

Clark County Code of Ordinances § 90.04(B)(7)

(B) The following are exempted from the provisions of this section: ... (7) Sounds associated with the use of legal fireworks or celebrations of legal holidays;

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Outdoor Burning

Section 90.05 flatly prohibits any outdoor burning of wood, brush, trash, refuse or other burnable material by fires ignited on the ground, at any location, throughout unincorporated Clark County, with the Sheriff, the County Engineer and any law enforcement officer authorized to issue citations.

Clark County Bans All Outdoor Ground Fires

Heavy Restrictions

Clark County Code of Ordinances § 90.05

(B) It is hereby ordained to be prohibited for any person, business, entity or group of persons or groups of businesses to conduct any outdoor burning of wood, brush, trash, refuse or any materials that are burnable and combustible by fires ignited on the ground, at any location, in unincorporated areas of the county. (C) The Sheriff of the county, the County Engineer and any law enforcement of...

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Smoke Detectors

Clark County requires smoke detectors in every dwelling rented for occupancy in the unincorporated county, with specific type, placement and maintenance rules. The county's Fire Prevention Bureau enforces the requirement, and violations are a misdemeanor.

Clark County Indiana Rental Smoke Detector Law

Some Restrictions

Clark County Code of Ordinances § 151.56

(A) Subject to such exceptions and conditions for compliance as stated herein, six months after the effective date of this subchapter, smoke detectors shall be required in all dwellings rented for occupancy. (B) Dwellings meeting the Uniform Building Code of the state standards for smoke detectors shall not be required to install smoke detectors.

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