Bryan, TX Fire Regulations: Outdoor Burning (2026)
Outdoor burning rules in Bryan, TX, also called the burn ban, open burning, or fire restriction ordinance, set when you can burn yard waste, debris, or run a recreational fire.
Key Facts
- Bonfires
- Illegal citywide, no exceptions listed
- Governing code
- 2021 Intl. Fire Code, locally amended
- Extinguishment authority
- Fire official can order fires out
- Penalty
- Misdemeanor, fine under § 1-14
- Citation
- Bryan City Code § 42-36
Summary
Bryan's fire code amendments make bonfires illegal everywhere inside the city limits, and give the fire code official standing authority to order any open burning put out if it turns hazardous.
Section 307.3. (Extinguishment Authority) is amended by deleting the entire text and replacing with "The fire code official is authorized to order the extinguishment by the permit holder, another person responsible or the fire department of open burning that creates or adds to a hazardous or objectionable situation." Section 307.4.1 (Bonfires) is amended by deleting the entire text and replacing with "Bonfires are illegal within the city limits of the City of Bryan."
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 31).
Full Breakdown
The city adopted the 2021 International Fire Code and then rewrote two of its open-burning provisions: Section 307.4.1 flatly outlaws bonfires citywide, with no seasonal or drought-status exception written into the text, and Section 307.3 lets the fire code official, another responsible person, or the fire department extinguish any open burning that becomes hazardous or objectionable. Brazos County can layer an additional county-wide burn ban on top during drought conditions, Bryan parks rules separately bar campfires whenever a county burn ban is in effect, but the city's own bonfire ban applies regardless of county burn-ban status.
Violations & Fines
A fire code violation is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine under Bryan City Code Section 1-14, per the code's amended penalty section; the fire code official can also order immediate extinguishment of any hazardous open burning on top of any citation issued.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I legally have a bonfire in Bryan?
Does a county burn ban change anything?
Sources & Official References
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