7 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 4 cities in Westchester County, New York.
Verified from official government sources
DEC allows small recreational fire pits year-round if under 3 ft high and 4 ft diameter using clean dry wood. Individual Westchester municipalities often add stricter rules.
Westchester County opted OUT of the 2017 NY sparkler law. All consumer fireworks including sparklers remain illegal countywide under NY Penal Law §270.00.
Westchester has no county-level defensible space ordinance. NYS Property Maintenance Code requires yards clear of combustible debris. Enforcement is municipal.
6 NYCRR Part 215
For most of the year, downed tree limbs and branches (also called brush) that are less than 6 inches in diameter and 8 feet in length, including branches with attached leaves, are allowed to be burned on-site in towns with total population less than 20,000 residents. The burning of brush is prohibited from March 16 through May 14 due to the increased risk of wildfires. Open fires to control the...
NY DEC Part 215 applies countywide: residential brush burning banned March 16–May 14 annually. Trash burning illegal year-round. Individual municipalities may prohibit all open burning.
Westchester is not a designated high wildfire hazard area. NYS DEC tracks fire danger countywide; northern rural towns have moderate wildland-urban interface risk.
6 NYCRR Part 215
Open burning is regulated under Part 215 . Part 215 describes the types of fires that are allowed and the materials that may be burned in an open fire. Towns, villages, cities, and counties can pass ordinances that are stricter than Part 215. You should check with local authorities before having an open fire to find out if local law requires a permit or prohibits open fires. What Can I Burn? Th...
NY Executive Law 378(5) requires smoke and CO detectors in all residential occupancies. Since April 1, 2019, all replacement smoke alarms must be 10-year sealed battery or hardwired units (Amanda Law).
Propane storage in Westchester County is regulated under the New York Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code adopting NFPA 58 and IFC standards, enforced by local fire marshals and FDs.
4 cities in Westchester County have their own fire regulations rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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