Fire Regulations in Pima County, AZ (2026)

Pima County Code § 17.14.080(C)(1)(a)-(c)

C. Open Outdoor Fires Exempt From a Permit. The following fires do not require an open burning permit from the control officer or a delegated authority: 1. Fires used only for: a. Cooking of food, b. Providing warmth for human beings, c. Recreational purposes, d. Branding of animals, e. Orchard heaters for the purpose of frost protection in farming or nursery operations, and f. The proper dispo...

A.R.S. § 36-1606 — Consumer fireworks regulation; state preemption

A. The sale and use of permissible consumer fireworks are of statewide concern. The regulation of permissible consumer fireworks pursuant to this article and their sale or use is not subject to further regulation by a governing body, except as follows: 1. In a county with a population of more than five hundred thousand persons, a city or town within its corporate limits or the county within the...

Pima County Code § 17.14.080(B)

Unlawful Open Burning. Notwithstanding any other rule in this chapter, a person shall not ignite, cause to be ignited, permit to be ignited, allow, or maintain any open outdoor fire in a county without independent authority to permit fires except as provided in A.R.S. § 49-501 and this section.    C.   Open Outdoor Fires Exempt From a Permit. The following fires do not require an open burning p...

Pima County Code § 15.04.020(A)(9)

The 2024 International Wildland-Urban Interface Code, as amended by Exhibit I attached to Ordinance 2025-15. The 2018 International Wildland-Urban Interface Code applies only to areas designated Rural Forest Village under the Pima County Comprehensive Plan and areas encircled thereby;       10.   The 2024 International Existing Building Code, as amended by Exhibit J attached to Ordinance 2025-1...