Baton Rouge has no designated wildfire hazard zone or local Wildland-Urban Interface ordinance. The City-Parish adopts Louisiana's state fire code (NFPA 1) via Title 5, Chapter 3; no WUI construction standards are locally codified because East Baton Rouge is classified as low wildfire risk.
City-Parish Code of Ordinances Title 5 (Fire Protection), Chapter 3 (Fire Prevention Code) adopts Louisiana's State Uniform Fire Prevention Code, which is based on NFPA 1 and NFPA 101 (2015 edition, effective July 1, 2017) per Louisiana R.S. 40:1578.7. No wildland-urban interface (WUI) zone map or ignition-resistant construction overlay has been locally adopted. East Baton Rouge Parish sits in the lower Mississippi alluvial plain — a heavily urbanized, high-humidity area the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry rates as low wildfire danger. The Baton Rouge Fire Prevention Bureau enforces Title 5 through inspections; contact: 225-354-1400.
Violations of Title 5 fire-code provisions are misdemeanors; fines up to $500 per day per violation under the City-Parish Code general penalty clause.
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