Hollywood, FL Fire Regulations: Outdoor Burning (2026)

152 makes setting fires without a permit prohibited outright, reaching not just bonfires but clearing land by fire, firing fields, forests or prairies, encouraging new pastures by burning, and smoking or driving game with fire, and it also criminalizes abandoning or leaving any open fire unguarded anywhere in the city. 153 requires an application to the Building Department detailing the applicant's name and address, the date and time of the burn, the area to be burned, and safeguards for public safety, approved only by the Fire Marshal, plus a $1,000 cash bond posted by the contractor that is refundable once all fees and conditions are satisfied.

154 the Fire Marshal can refuse the permit outright if the burn would endanger public health, safety, or welfare, and must have written confirmation from the appropriate environmental agency first. 155 lets the Fire Marshal permanently revoke it for any violation or if the burn becomes a nuisance or hazard, in which case the Fire Department extinguishes the fire at the contractor's expense of $450 per hour per pumper. and it must be fully out one hour before sunset, pit walls must stand at least ten feet high on three sides, a forced draft system is required within 500 yards of any occupied building or highway, and burning is never allowed within 100 yards of one. The Fire Marshal inspects an active burn site at least twice daily, billing the contractor $50 per day for those inspections.