St. George, UT Fire Regulations: Wildfire Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- St. George City Code § 5-3-7
- Covered zones
- Brush, forest, dry grass, wildland urban interface
- Penalty
- Class B misdemeanor
- Designated by
- Fire chief and city council annually
Summary
St. George prohibits fireworks, lighters, matches, sky lanterns, and smoking materials in wildland urban interface areas and other fire chief-designated restricted zones during hazardous conditions.
No person may detonate, ignite, or in any way use any ignition source, including fireworks, lighters, matches, sky lanterns, and smoking materials, in any portion of the city designated by the fire chief and city council as a restricted area due to hazardous environmental conditions in accordance with Utah Code Annotated section 15A-5-202.5(1)(b). These areas include any brush-covered, forest-covered, and dry grass-covered areas; within two hundred feet (200') of waterways, trails, canyons, washes, ravines, or similar areas; and the wildland urban interface areas of the city when it is determined by the fire chief that there exists a hazardous environmental condition which necessitates restricting the use of any ignition source in those areas. All restricted areas are shown on the Prohibited Use of Ignition Sources/Fireworks Map, which map is made a part of this section by this reference. Each year the city council shall approve the Prohibited Use of Ignition Sources/Fireworks Map in accordance with Utah Code Annotated section 15A-5-202.5(1)(b).
2. The fire chief is hereby authorized to designate other areas of the city as restricted. The fire chief shall cause the dates of restriction and the specific restricted areas to be posted on the city website when he declares an area to be restricted.
D. Enforcement: Enforcement shall be pursuant to Utah Code Annotated chapter 53-7, Utah Code Annotated section 15A-5-202.5(1)(b), and the International Fire Code.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 2026-062, passed August 6, 2026).
Full Breakdown
St. George City Code section 5-3-7 bars igniting or using any ignition source, including fireworks, lighters, matches, sky lanterns, or smoking materials, in city-designated restricted areas, including brush-covered, forest-covered, and dry grass-covered land, land within 200 feet of waterways, trails, canyons, washes, or ravines, and the city's wildland urban interface. The fire chief and city council designate these zones annually based on hazardous environmental conditions and publish them on the Prohibited Use of Ignition Sources/Fireworks Map. The fire chief can also designate additional restricted areas mid-year and posts current restrictions on the city website.
Violations & Fines
Igniting any ignition source in a restricted wildland urban interface zone is a Class B misdemeanor, enforced by the fire chief under the International Fire Code and Utah Code chapter 53-7.
Frequently Asked Questions
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