Wyoming, MI Fire Regulations: Outdoor Burning (2026)

Two layers of law combine to make residential open burning effectively prohibited in Wyoming. First, the Michigan Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act (Part 115, MCL 324.11501 et seq.), administered by the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE), bans the open burning of yard waste - leaves, brush, grass clippings - in every Michigan municipality with a population of 7,500 or more. Wyoming, with roughly 77,000 residents, falls within this prohibition. Second, Wyoming City Code Section 30-35 limits open fires to recreational fires in an approved container burning clean wood or solid fuel, and the Wyoming Fire Department explicitly states that fires may not be used to dispose of garbage or yard waste. The Michigan-adopted International Fire Code (IFC) Section 307 under PA 230 of 1972 requires fire code official approval for any open burning beyond a recreational fire. Trash, leaves, treated wood, plastics, construction debris, and demolition material are prohibited fuels under both rule sets. Charcoal and propane grills used solely for cooking are not 'open burning' and are unaffected. The Wyoming Fire Division enforces Section 30-35, may order extinguishment, and can recover suppression costs. EGLE Air Quality may add civil penalties under state air-quality law.