Miramar, FL Fire Regulations: Outdoor Burning (2026)

Sec. 9-2(a) of the general code states flatly that no person shall ignite, cause to be ignited, permit to be ignited, suffer, allow, burn or maintain any outdoor fire, except as provided in the section's own exemptions. Those exemptions, listed in Sec. 9-2(b), are narrow: outdoor, noncommercial preparation of food; outdoor heating devices using approved fuel for frost protection; and training exercises conducted by the city fire department. Everything else, including a decorative or recreational backyard fire pit, chiminea burn or bonfire, falls under the flat prohibition unless the city commission grants a temporary use permit.

Sec. 9-2(c) lets the city commission issue that permit by resolution only if it finds the fire will not endanger surrounding residents, and Sec. 9-2(d) then routes actual open burning of wooden material or land-clearing vegetation through the fire department, which may issue a permit limited to two methods: an air-current incinerator with a four-sided chamber, or a portable pit-burner with individual air blowers. and must stop one hour before sunset, and no burning is allowed on Saturdays, Sundays or legal holidays. Sec. 9-2(d)(8) requires the burn be at least 100 yards from any public road and 500 yards from an occupied structure, and Sec.

9-2(d)(10) requires a county-licensed land-clearing contractor on site throughout. The fire chief can delay ignition, order extinguishment, or revoke a permit outright for continuing complaints under Sec. 9-2(g), and a revoked permit's reapplication carries double the original fee. Violation of Sec. 9-2 is punishable as provided by law under subsection (h), which for the general code carries the Sec. 1-13/Section 4 municipal penalty of up to a $500 fine per offense, with each day of continued violation a separate offense.