Fire Regulations in Iron County, UT (2026)
6 rules for unincorporated Iron County, Utah.
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Fire Pits & Backyard Fires
Iron County Code § 8.04.102(C) lets residents build a recreational campfire without a burning permit if it sits in a pit at least eighteen inches deep or a noncombustible ring at least eighteen inches high, stays fifteen feet from combustible vegetation or structures, and keeps a shovel and five gallons of water or a rated extinguisher on site.
Iron County Recreational Campfire Requirements
Some RestrictionsIron County Code § 8.04.102(C)
C.Campfires and fires used solely for recreational purposes pending the following guidelines are followed:1.Where such fires are under control of a responsible person the fire is contained in a pit eighteen inches deep into mineral soil absent of roots or any other organic materials or solid ring made of non-combustible material that is at least eighteen inches in height that will contain the f...
Fireworks
Iron County Code Section 8.04.110 prohibits using fireworks in the unincorporated areas of the county. The Iron County sheriff's office enforces the ban by citation or referral to the county attorney, and a violation is a Class B misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $1,000.
Iron County Bans Fireworks In Unincorporated Areas
Heavy RestrictionsIron County Code § 8.04.110
A.These regulations are intended to establish minimum standards to protect the citizens of Iron County from fires caused by the use of fireworks.B.The use of fireworks in the unincorporated areas of Iron County is prohibited for the remainder of the 2008 fire season. ... D.The Iron County sheriff's office shall be responsible for the enforcement of these rules and regulations. ... F.Any person ...
Brush Clearance
Iron County Code § 8.04.070 makes it unlawful in the unincorporated county to let empty boxes, waste or other inflammable material pile up on a property, or to run a business, in a way that endangers the premises or neighboring buildings from fire or explosion. It is the county's closest ordinance to a brush and combustible-clearance rule outside the adopted wildland interface code.
Iron County Combustible Accumulation Ban
Some RestrictionsIron County Code § 8.04.070
It is unlawful for any person to permit the accumulation of empty boxes, waste or other inflammable substance on any premises within the unincorporated portions of Iron County or carry on any business in or about any premises in such a manner as to endanger such premises or buildings or other buildings or premises to danger by fire or explosion.
Outdoor Burning
Iron County Code § 8.04.100 bans open burning in the unincorporated county during the closed fire season, June 1 through October 31 and November 16 through the end of February, without a state permit. Section 8.04.101 requires a written county burning permit during the open season, March 1 through May 31 and November 1 through 15.
Iron County Closed and Open Fire Season Rules
Significant RestrictionsIron County Code §§ 8.04.100(A), 8.04.101(A)
A.Burning Prohibited; Exemptions. Subject to exemptions in this chapter, burning is prohibited during the statutorily closed fire season from June 1 through October 31 and the regulatory closed fire season from November 16 through the last day of February. Where state statue permits, from June 1 to October 31, and the person obtains a state issued closed season burning permit prior to burning, ...
Wildfire Zones
Unincorporated Iron County has adopted the International Urban Wildland Interface Code as its wildfire-zone standard, per County Code Section 8.24.010, folding in the state amendments at Utah Admin. Code R652-122 from the Division of Forestry, Fire, and State Lands. Building permits for solar plants, wind systems, geothermal plants, data centers, and seasonal subdivisions must show a defensible space under that code.
Wildfire (WUI) Rules, Iron County
Some RestrictionsIron County Code § 8.24.010
Iron County adopts the International Urban Wildland Interface Code, with the amendments identified in R652-122 of the Utah Administrative Code as currently set forth or as amended in the future by the Division of Forestry, Fire, and State Lands, unless specifically excepted by amendment to the ordinance codified in this chapter.
Smoke Detectors
Every short-term rental in unincorporated Iron County must have an operable smoke detector in each bedroom, in the major living areas, and on each floor under Iron County Code § 17.36.290(G)(1)(b)(ii). One detector can cover both a floor's major living area and act as that floor's required unit. The county enforces the requirement through the rental's business license.
Iron County Short-Term Rental Smoke Detectors
Some RestrictionsIron County Code § 17.36.290(G)(1)(b)(ii)
G.Short-Term Rentals, Standard Requirements.1.Short-term rentals are subject to the following requirements: ... b.In order to satisfy basic public health and safety standards, each incidental short-term rental must contain:i.One operable fire extinguisher;ii.One operable smoke detector in each bedroom, in the major living areas, and on each floor (the major living area can count for the detecto...
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