Fire Regulations in Santa Rosa County, FL (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Santa Rosa County, Florida.
Verified from official government sources
Fireworks
Florida Statutes § 791.08 allows fireworks use in Santa Rosa County on three days only: New Year's Day (January 1), Independence Day (July 4) and New Year's Eve (December 31). The exemption covers use solely and exclusively on those dates, leaves local government fireworks regulation in place, and does not override recorded homeowners' association covenants.
Santa Rosa County Fireworks Use on Designated Holidays
Some RestrictionsFla. Stat. § 791.08
(1) As used in this section, the term “designated holiday” means: (a) New Year’s Day, January 1; (b) Independence Day, July 4; or (c) New Year’s Eve, December 31. (2) This chapter does not prohibit the use of fireworks solely and exclusively during a designated holiday. This section is not intended to provide for the comprehensive regulation of fireworks as described in s. 10(5), chapter 2007-...
Outdoor Burning
The Florida Forest Service governs outdoor burning. You may burn yard waste like leaves and limbs without authorization if setbacks are met, but piles over 8 feet across need a Forest Service authorization. Never burn during a county burn ban.
Open and Yard-Waste Burning in Santa Rosa County
Some RestrictionsFAC 5I-2.006(4)(d)1
Residential, and Agricultural/Silvicultural pile burning must be set back three hundred (300) feet or more away from any occupied building other than that of the landowner and fifty (50) feet from any wildlands, brush or combustible structure.
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