5 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 2 cities in Tuolumne County, California.
Verified from official government sources
Recreational fires and fire pits in unincorporated Tuolumne County are subject to California Fire Code requirements and APCD burn day restrictions. Campfire permits are available from CAL FIRE, USFS, or BLM. Fire pits must maintain 10-foot clearance and never be left unattended.
All fireworks are prohibited in unincorporated Tuolumne County. Neither Safe and Sane nor dangerous fireworks are allowed. Fireworks purchased in neighboring Calaveras County cannot be legally transported into Tuolumne County. Complete ban on all federal lands.
Tuolumne County requires brush and vegetation clearance under both state PRC §4291 (100 ft defensible space for structures) and a county Hazardous Vegetation Ordinance that extends to vacant parcels adjacent to roads and driveways.
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 ...
Outdoor burning in unincorporated Tuolumne County requires permits from both CAL FIRE and the Tuolumne County Air Pollution Control District. Burning is only permitted on declared permissive burn days. Burn barrels are prohibited. CAL FIRE may suspend all burn permits during high fire danger.
Nearly all of Tuolumne County is within a State Responsibility Area (SRA) with Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone designations. CAL FIRE manages fire protection for unincorporated areas. The 2013 Rim Fire burned over 257,000 acres in the county.
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 ...
2 cities in Tuolumne County have their own fire regulations rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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