Fire Regulations in Racine County, WI (2026)

Racine County Code §§ 13-54(8), 13-55(c)

Open fires for clean, dry, combustible refuse disposal on one- or two-family residential properties. The fires must be at least ten (10) feet from the property line and may not burn wet, combustible rubbish, garbage, oily substances, asphalt, plastic, rubber products or any material which creates dense smoke or causes a nuisance. Where a business is operated from the home or an attached structu...

Wis. Stat. §167.10(3), (5)

167.10(3)(a) (a) No person may possess or use fireworks without a user's permit from the mayor of the city, president of the village or chairperson of the town in which the possession or use is to occur or from a person designated by the mayor, president or chairperson to issue a user's permit. No person may use fireworks or a device listed under sub. (1) (e) to (g) or (i) to (n) while attendin...

Racine County Code § 13-54

All open fires are hereby prohibited in the county except for: (1) Outdoor fires for cooking, ceremonies and recreation. Such fires may not burn plastic, rubber, asphalt, oily substances, or any materials that will create dense smoke or cause a nuisance. (2) Back fires to control forest fires or fires set for forest and wildlife habitat management as prescribed by government agencies. (3) Burni...

Racine County Code § 21-12(a)(6)

Smoke detectors shall be installed outside of each separate sleeping area in the immediate vicinity of the bedrooms and on each additional story of the dwelling unit, including basements and cellars excluding crawl spaces and unfinished attics. (7) Carbon monoxide detectors. The owner of a dwelling shall install a functional carbon monoxide detector in the basement of the dwelling and on each f...