Fire Regulations in Tippecanoe County, IN (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
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Fireworks
Consumer fireworks can only be set off in the unincorporated part of Tippecanoe County that falls within the Census Bureau's adjusted urban area boundary, and only during three fixed windows around the Fourth of July and New Year's. The Sheriff's Department enforces the rule and can seize fireworks used outside those hours, with fines up to $250 a day.
Tippecanoe County Consumer Fireworks Hours
Some RestrictionsTippecanoe County Code of Ordinances § 97.02
(A) This chapter applies only to those unincorporated areas of the county that are within the adjusted urban area boundary as defined in § 97.01. (B) Consumer fireworks may only be used or discharged within the unincorporated areas of the county on the following dates and times, as provided in I.C. 22-11-14-10.5: (1) Between the hours of 5:00 p.m. and two hours after sunset on June 29, Ju...
Smoke Detectors
Tippecanoe County has no standalone smoke alarm ordinance. County Code § 151.05(H) incorporates the Indiana Fire Code, 675 IAC Article 22, by reference for the unincorporated county, and that state code, together with the incorporated Residential Code, sets the smoke alarm requirements the Building Commissioner enforces.
Tippecanoe County Adopts State Smoke Alarm Code
Some RestrictionsTippecanoe County Code of Ordinances §§ 151.05(H), 151.99
§ 151.05 ADOPTION OF REGULATIONS BY REFERENCE. Pursuant to I.C. 22-13-2-3(b), the rules Indiana Fire Prevention and Building Safety Commission as set out in the following Articles of Title 675 of the Indiana Administrative Code are hereby incorporated by reference in this subchapter and shall include later amendments to those Articles as the same are published in the Indiana Register or the ...
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