Fire Regulations in Washington County, UT (2026)
4 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Washington County, Utah.
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Fire Pits & Backyard Fires
Washington County exempts campfires and recreational fires from its burning permit chapter, as long as they stay under a responsible person's control and burn only clean, dry wood or charcoal. Outdoor grills, fireplaces, and indoor solid-fuel devices are exempt too.
Recreational Fire Pit Exemption in Washington County
Light RestrictionsWashington County Code of Ordinances § 4-4-4
4-4-4: OTHER EXCEPTIONS: The provisions of this chapter are not applicable to: A. Devices for the primary purpose of preparing food such as outdoor grills and fireplaces; B. Campfires and fires used solely for recreational purposes where such fires are under control of a responsible person and the combustible material is clean, dry wood or charcoal; and C. Indoor fireplaces and indoor residenti...
Fireworks
Washington County bans all fireworks at the Kolob Reservoir Facility. Code section 5-4-4(F) prohibits fireworks along with any incendiary, chemical, or explosive device inside the County-leased campground and day-use area, layered on top of the state's DNR fire restrictions that already apply there.
Washington County Kolob Reservoir Fireworks Ban
Heavy RestrictionsWashington County Code of Ordinances § 5-4-4(F)
5-4-4: FIRE RESTRICTIONS: A. Utah Department of Natural Resource ("DNR") fire restrictions apply to the facility. ... F. Fireworks and Explosives: No fireworks, or incendiary, chemical or explosive devices, are permitted.
Outdoor Burning
Washington County splits the year into a closed fire season and an open fire season for outdoor burning. Burning is banned from June 1 through the last day of February unless a state permit applies, and a county burning permit is required to burn during the open season from March through May and part of November.
Open Burning Permit Rules in Washington County
Significant RestrictionsWashington County Code of Ordinances § 4-4-1, § 4-4-2
4-4-1: CLOSED FIRE SEASON: A. Burning Prohibited; Exceptions: Subject to exceptions in this chapter, burning is prohibited during the statutorily closed fire season from June 1 through October 31 and the regulatorily closed fire season from November 16 through the last day of February... 4-4-2: OPEN FIRE SEASON: A. Burning Permit Required: Subject to the exceptions in this chapter, persons shal...
Wildfire Zones
Washington County has adopted the 2003 International Urban-Wildland Interface Code, amended by Utah's rule R652-122, as its wildfire building code. It sets fire apparatus access roads, water-supply, and driveway standards for any structure built or relocated into a mapped wildland-urban interface area of the unincorporated county.
Washington County's Wildland-Urban Interface Code
Some RestrictionsWashington County Code of Ordinances § 9-1-4.C
The international urban-wildland interface code, 2003 edition, as currently amended by the division of forestry, fire and state lands under rule R652-122 of the Utah administrative code (the 2006 Utah wildland-urban interface code), is hereby adopted as the wildland-urban interface code of Washington County, for regulating and governing the mitigation of hazard to life and property from the int...
Fire Regulations by City in Washington County
1 cities in Washington County have their own fire regulations rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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