Fire Regulations in San Diego County, CA (2026)

San Diego County Code § 96.1.307.4.3

Sec. 307.4.3 Portable outdoor fireplaces. Portable outdoor fireplaces shall be used in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions and shall not be operated within 15 feet (3048 mm) of a structure or combustible material or combustible materials. Exception: Portable outdoor fireplaces used at one-and two-family dwellings. All "warming fires", by which open burning of wood, shall have instal...

San Diego County Code § 32.104

SEC. 32.104. PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MANUFACTURE, POSSESSION, SALE AND DISCHARGE OF FIREWORKS. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture, possess, sell or distribute fireworks in the unincorporated area of the County without a permit issued by the Issuing Officer.

California Public Resources Code § 4291 (defensible space — 100 feet around structures in state responsibility areas)

99] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1144. ) 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 ...

San Diego County Code § 96.1.307.5

Sec. 307.5 Attendance. Open burning, bonfires, recreational fires and the use of portable outdoor fireplaces shall be constantly attended by an adult until the fire is extinguished. Not fewer than one portable fire extinguisher complying with section 906 with a minimum 4-A rating or other approved on-site fire-extinguishing equipment, such as dirt, sand, water barrel, garden hose or water truck...

CAL FIRE Office of the State Fire Marshal — Fire Hazard Severity Zones (Public Resources Code §§ 4201–4204; Gov. Code §§ 51175–51189)

ed mapping across California under the California Public Resources Code 4201-4204, encompassing all State Responsibility Areas (SRA). What are Fire Hazard Severity Zones? The State Fire Marshal is mandated to classify lands within State Responsibility Areas into Fire Hazard Severity Zones (FHSZ). Fire Hazard Severity Zones fall into one of the following classifications: Moderate High Very High ...

San Diego County Code § 96.1.324 (CFC § 324.1.2)

Sec. 324.1.2 Smoke detection. Smoke detectors shall be provided in accordance with this section. Smoke detectors shall be connected to an automatic fire alarm system and shall be installed in accordance with the NFPA 72 edition as referenced in Chapter 80 of CFC... Smoke detectors shall be located as follows: 1. In every mechanical equipment, electrical, transformer, telephone equipment, unmann...

San Diego County Code § 96.1.005(d)

(d) Sec. 6104.2 The geographic limits in which the bulk storage of liquefied petroleum gas is prohibited for the protection of heavily populated and congested areas: the unincorporated area of the County of San Diego, except for areas zoned for mixed, general or high impact industrial uses. Exception: Bulk tanks with a maximum aggregate capacity of 30,000 gallons water capacity for above-ground...