Corona, CA Fire Regulations: Outdoor Burning (2026)

20's general prohibitions and makes it unlawful to burn solid waste anywhere in Corona, reaching not just the person who lights the fire but anyone who assists, counsels, procures, or maintains an illegal burn. 12, Corona's locally amended Fire Code. 6 governing outdoor fireplaces, fire pits, and fire rings at Group R (residential) occupancies, exempting only barbeques, grills, and portable cooking devices from the section entirely. Gas-fueled fire pits and fireplaces are allowed with Building Division approval, kept 3 feet from combustible material and vegetation at R-3 occupancies (single-family and duplex) and 10 feet at other residential occupancies.

2, burning wood or other solid fuel is banned within 25 feet of a combustible structure unless the fire is inside an approved permanent fireplace with a chimney and spark arrester, though a portable fire pit or ring with a spark arrester can sit as close as 3 feet at an R-3 occupancy or 15 feet at other R occupancies. 1 removes even that allowance inside a fuel modification zone, a mapped fire hazard severity zone, or a Wildland-Urban Interface Area, where burning wood or solid fuel is prohibited outright regardless of clearance.