Fire Regulations in Riverside County, CA (2026)

Riverside County Code § 5.84.080(M)

Outdoor fire areas shall be permissible only when not otherwise prohibited by state or local fire bans, regulations, rules, or guidelines. When legally permissible, outdoor fire areas shall be located on a non-combustible surface and extinguished as soon as it is no longer in use or by 10:00 p.m., whichever is earlier.

Riverside County Code § 9.22.030(A)

General. No person shall have in his possession, or keep, store, use, shoot, discharge, set off, ignite, explode, manufacture, sell, offer to sell, give or transport any fireworks, dangerous fireworks, or safe and sane fireworks, except as set forth below in section 9.22.050 entitled "exceptions".

Cal. Pub. Res. Code Sec. 4291 (Defensible Space)

4291. (a) A person who owns, leases, controls, operates, or maintains a building or structure in the state responsibility area shall at all times do all of the following: (1) (A) Maintain defensible space of 100 feet from each side and from the front and rear of the structure, but not beyond the property line, except as provided in subparagraph (B). The amount of fuel modification necessary sha...

Riverside County Code § 8.32.040

Except as stated in this section or as amended below in Section 8.32.050 of this chapter, all of the provisions and appendices of the 2025 California Fire Code...are hereby adopted and shall apply to the unincorporated areas of Riverside County...Chapters 3, 25, and Sections, 503, 510.2, 1103.2, and 5707 are adopted.

CAL FIRE — Fire Hazard Severity Zones (Public Resources Code Sec. 4201-4204; Gov. Code Sec. 51175-51189)

Fire Hazard Severity Zones Fire Hazard Severity Zones California’s seasonally dry Mediterranean climate lends itself to wildfires, and in an effort to better prepare, CAL FIRE is required to classify the severity of fire hazard in areas of California. The History of Fire Hazard Severity Zone Maps Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps arose from major destructive fires, prompting the recognition ...

California Health and Safety Code Section 13113.7 (Article 1. General)

(a)(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, smoke alarms, approved and listed by the State Fire Marshal pursuant to Section 13114 at the time of installation, shall be installed, in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions in each dwelling intended for human occupancy. (2) For all dwelling units intended for human occupancy for which a building permit is issued on or after Janua...

Riverside County Code § 8.32.070

Where required by the code official, a permit shall be obtained for the following activities, operations, practices or functions within a wildland-urban interface area: 1.Automobile wrecking yard.2.Candles and open flames in assembly areas.3.Explosives or blasting agents.4.Fireworks.5.Flammable or combustible liquids.6.Hazardous materials.7.Liquefied petroleum gases.8.Landscape and fuel modific...