Wyoming, MI Fire Regulations: Fire Pits & Backyard Fires (2026)

Sec. 30-35 of the Wyoming Code of Ordinances governs open burning citywide, and subsection (2) bars open burning of leaves or refuse at any time. Subsection (4) permits homeowner-purchased outdoor fireplaces used outside a dwelling for food preparation or recreation, provided they sit on a noncombustible surface such as brick, flagstone or concrete, stay away from flammable liquids and other combustibles, and burn only clean wood or solid fuel, never waste materials like grass clippings, brush, leaves or paper. Subsection (5) defines an 'outdoor fireplace' as a portable or site-built, commercially produced device made solely for burning wood or solid fuel, and sets its numeric standards: it cannot sit closer than 20 feet to any combustible material or to an adjoining lot line, must be surrounded by a noncombustible barrier at least 18 inches wide, and its 'fire pot' cannot exceed four feet in diameter and must include a spark arrestor.

Fire rings are flatly prohibited under subsection (5)(e), and permitted fires must be constantly attended by a competent person with a garden hose or other extinguishing equipment ready until the fire is out (subsection (5)(d)). Fire or police department personnel can order any open burning stopped immediately if smoke is offensive to neighbors or conditions are hazardous (subsection (6)). This governs the City of Wyoming, Kent County, Michigan, not the State of Wyoming.