Fire Regulations in Dodge County, WI (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Dodge County, Wisconsin.

Verified from official government sources

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

Fire Pits & Backyard Fires

Dodge County confines fires in its parks to designated stoves, cooking grills, fire rings or pits, bars leaving any fire unattended, and prohibits starting or maintaining a fire during a posted burning or fire ban, a park-specific rule rather than a countywide backyard fire-pit ordinance.

Fire Pit Rules in Dodge County Parks

Some Restrictions

Dodge County Code § 19.04(5)(a)-(c)

Starting or maintaining a fire outside of designated stoves, cooking grills, fire rings or pits. ... Leaving a fire unattended. ... Starting or maintaining a fire during a posted burning or fire ban.

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Fireworks

Dodge County does not write its own fireworks ban. Instead, § 9.01 adopts Wisconsin's fireworks statute, § 167.10, by reference and enforces it in unincorporated Dodge County as a $200 forfeiture, totaling $389.50 with statutory fees, rather than the state's own penalty.

Dodge County Fireworks Forfeiture Rule

Significant Restrictions

Dodge County Code § 9.01 (9.167.10)

9.01 - OFFENSES AGAINST STATE LAWS SUBJECT TO FORFEITURE. ... The statutes enumerated below and following the prefix "9" defining offenses against the peace and good order of the State are adopted by reference and made a part of this Chapter as if fully set forth in this Section, to define offenses against the peace and good order of the County. However, the penalty for commission of such offen...

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