Fire Regulations in Montgomery County, MD (2026)

Montgomery County Code § 22-88

Except for those fires used for cooking food on property occupied by a single family dwelling open fires shall not be less than thirty (30) feet from any building or structure. A clear space free of ignitable materials not less than ten (10) feet in diameter shall be maintained around the fire.

Montgomery County Code § 22-70

(b) Manufacture. It shall be unlawful to manufacture fireworks within Montgomery County. (c) Possession or use. Except as hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful for any person to possess, store, to offer for sale, expose for sale, sell or use, burn or explode any fireworks; provided, that the possession, sale or discharge of fireworks are permitted when such activities are conducted under a...

Montgomery County Code § 3-8

Except as provided in subsections (a) and (b), a person must not burn any refuse or plant life outside of a building unless the person has obtained a permit from the Director... The Director must not grant a permit if the intended activity would... include the burning of leaves, brush, other vegetation, or household trash.

Montgomery County Code § 22-96(a)

It shall be the responsibility of the owner of each new and existing occupied dwelling unit to install smoke detectors in each such dwelling unit as hereinafter provided. Said smoke detectors shall be either the ionization or photo-electric type capable of sensing visible or invisible particles of combustion and providing a suitable audible alarm thereof; further, they shall be installed by Jul...

Montgomery County Code § 22-54(f)

Containers in residential buildings. LP gas containers stored in a building housing residential occupancies shall be limited to two (2) ICC-DOT cylinders with a water capacity not exceeding two and one-half (2 ½) pounds which shall be part of approved self-contained hand torch assembly or similar appliance.