Fire Regulations in Franklin County, WA (2026)
4 rules for unincorporated Franklin County, Washington.
Verified from official government sources
Fireworks
Manufacturing, selling, transporting, discharging, storing or using fireworks anywhere in unincorporated Franklin County is prohibited unless it falls under a narrow exception, and any permitted activity such as a public display or storage requires a fire-official permit and a fee.
Fireworks Ban, Unincorporated Franklin County
Heavy RestrictionsFranklin County Code § 8.04.010
A.Except as permitted in this chapter, the manufacture, sale, transportation, discharge, storage or use of fireworks within the county is prohibited; provided, however, that this restriction shall not apply:1.To the use by railroads or other transportation agencies for signal or illumination purposes;2.To the use of agricultural and wildlife fireworks as defined by R.C.W. 70.77.141;3.To the use...
Brush Clearance
Franklin County's amended fire code sets exact clearance distances for storing hay, straw, and similar agricultural products near buildings and combustibles in unincorporated Franklin County. Franklin County Code § 8.40.070 requires a 40-foot cleared distance from structures, caps stack size at 500 tons, and bars storage within 30 feet of any right-of-way.
Franklin County Hay and Straw Clearance Rule
Some RestrictionsFranklin County Code § 8.40.070
Section 3703.4 of the International Fire Code is amended as follows: ... (a)No person shall store hay, straw or similar agricultural products adjacent to buildings or other combustible material unless a cleared horizontal distance of forty (40) feet is maintained between such storage and combustible materials and buildings.(b)Storage shall be limited to 500 tons in each stack. A cleared space o...
Outdoor Burning
Unincorporated Franklin County splits into an urban zone (Pasco and urban growth areas) and a nonurban zone for open-burning purposes under § 8.28.010. Nonurban burning is fee-free and permit-free under § 8.28.020(B) only for agricultural burning of orchard prunings, fence-line debris, or wind-blown organics, and only when no air-quality episode is declared.
Franklin County Open Burning Zone Rules
Some RestrictionsFranklin County Code §§ 8.28.010(A)-(B), 8.28.020(B)
A.Urban Zone. The urban zone includes the city of Pasco and urban growth areas as defined in the Franklin County comprehensive plan.B.Nonurban Zone. The nonurban zone includes all unincorporated areas of Franklin County with a population of less than fifty thousand (50,000) not designated as urban growth areas under Chapter 36.70A RCW. ... B.Nonurban Zone. Burning in the nonurban zone is allowe...
Propane Storage
In unincorporated Franklin County, the county has designated every residentially zoned parcel as a geographic limit area under the International Fire Code's Section 6104.2, the provision that restricts liquefied petroleum gas storage to protect heavily populated or congested areas. The Franklin County fire code official enforces the restriction under Franklin County Code § 8.40.060.
Franklin County LP-Gas Storage Restrictions
Some RestrictionsFranklin County Code § 8.40.060
That the geographic limits referred to in certain sections of the 2021 International Fire Code are hereby established as follows: ... E.Section 6104.2 (geographic limits in which the storage of liquefied petroleum gas is restricted for the protection of heavily populated or congested areas):1.Any residentially zoned property within unincorporated Franklin County.
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