Fire Regulations in Alabama (2026)

A backyard recreational fire in Birmingham is allowed mainly during the November-through-March window, because…

Huntsville allows portable outdoor fire pits at one- and two-family homes without a permit, but requires a masonry…

Madison generally bans open burning, but backyard fire pits are permitted. The City's guidance states fire pits are…

Montgomery lets residents keep a recreational or cooking fire without a burn permit as long as it burns only charcoal…

In the City of Dothan, Sec. 38-32(g) of the Code of Ordinances allows outdoor fireplaces and outdoor heating containers…

Tuscaloosa requires a city permit for open burning citywide, but Sec. 11-28(b)(1)c carves out fires for recreational or…

Alabama licenses fireworks manufacturers and retailers statewide through the State Fire Marshal under Title 8, Chapter…

Auburn bans selling, giving away, or discharging firecrackers, skyrockets, Roman candles, or any other fireworks…

Only Class C 'common' consumer fireworks are legal in Alabama, and Birmingham city code separately prohibits…

In the City of Dothan, Sec. 38-66 of the Code of Ordinances bars anyone from possessing, selling, offering for sale or…

Hoover prohibits fireworks and explosive devices inside every athletic, lake, and playground park facility in the city…

Montgomery bans possessing, storing, selling, or setting off fireworks anywhere in the city, with no exception for…

Tuscaloosa bans the possession, manufacture, storage, sale, handling and use of fireworks anywhere in the city under…

Vestavia Hills bans selling, possessing, using, storing or manufacturing fireworks anywhere inside the city limits…

In the City of Decatur, Alabama, setting off fireworks, possessing or selling them, and lighting a bonfire all require…

Huntsville bans possessing, manufacturing, storing, selling or using fireworks under Sec. 13-33, except for permitted…

Unincorporated Jefferson County allows seasonal fireworks stands only in the C-1 Commercial District, and only under a…

Mobile bans possessing, selling, or using fireworks year-round, but allows consumer-grade fireworks on New Year's…

Alabama requires a state burn permit from the Alabama Forestry Commission for most outdoor burning of forest, grass…

Birmingham is in Jefferson County, where the County Board of Health bans open outdoor burning from April through…

Auburn caps residential open-burn permits at 60 days and contractor burn permits at 30 days and a single site, under…

In the City of Dothan, Sec. 38-31 of the Code of Ordinances bans open burning outright unless a permit or a listed…

Hoover's park code bans gathering firewood, building campfires, or burning any material inside its designated…

Huntsville bans open burning citywide unless the fire marshal or the environmental management director issues an open…

Montgomery bans kindling any open fire anywhere in the city without a burn permit from the fire department first, and…

Tuscaloosa bans open burning citywide unless the fire is covered by a permit or falls under one of three listed…

Open burning of any type is illegal in the City of Madison. Burning yard waste, brush, trash, or construction debris is…

Alabama's State Forestry Commission may declare a drought emergency by regulation under Ala. Code § 9-13-141, making…

The City of Dothan requires a short-term commercial rental (STCR) approved through a Board of Zoning Adjustment special…

Hoover's amended Property Maintenance Code requires approved smoke alarms in every existing dwelling unit and hotel or…

Every dwelling unit in Huntsville must have a hardwired smoke detector that sounds in all sleeping rooms, per City Code…

Mobile's amended Fire Code doesn't just require smoke alarms, it requires proof they still work. Apartment, hotel and…

Tuscaloosa's Property Maintenance Code requires smoke alarms in rental buildings to be AC-powered with battery backup…

Vestavia Hills adopted the 2021 International Residential Code as its residential code, then locally amended R314.3.2…

The Alabama Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board regulates the storage, handling, transportation, and installation of propane…

The City of Dothan regulates liquefied petroleum gas installations through Sec. 14-66, which layers city permits and…

Huntsville's Fire Code caps LP-gas storage in populated or congested areas at a 2,000-gallon aggregate water capacity…

Mobile home parks in Tuscaloosa must keep LP-gas containers between 25 and 100 pounds capacity, securely fastened…

Hoover's fire code amendment ties liquefied petroleum gas storage limits in populated areas to whatever the adopted…