Fire Regulations in Arkansas (2026)

Fort Smith bans bonfires, rubbish fires, and yard-debris burning citywide; only fire-official permits for land…

Backyard recreational fires and portable outdoor fireplaces are legal in Fayetteville without a burn permit, but a…

Jonesboro exempts attended cooking fires, like barbecues and outdoor fireplaces, from its open burning ban, but…

Little Rock does not require a permit for backyard cooking fires, barbecues, or outdoor fireplaces, but any other open…

Springdale allows outdoor cooking and recreational fires without a burn permit as long as the fuel area stays 3 feet or…

Recreational fires are exempt from Benton County's open-burning notification rule. Sec. 34-3(c) excludes grills…

Arkansas Code § 20-22-701 et seq. governs consumer fireworks sales, permitting, and seasonal use statewide. Retail…

Little Rock bans possessing, selling, manufacturing or using fireworks anywhere in the city except as the fire…

Consumer fireworks are legal in Fayetteville only on private property with the owner's consent, only July 1-3 from 10…

Garland County does not run a general fireworks permit system, but the moment the county judge declares a burn ban…

Fireworks stands in unincorporated Washington County must register with the County Fire Marshal, pass inspection, and…

Fayetteville has no defensible-space mandate, but an uncontrolled brush or grass fire is a declared public nuisance…

Arkansas Code 20-22-301 and ADEQ Regulation 18 govern outdoor burning statewide. The Arkansas Forestry Division and…

The county judge can order an immediate countywide ban on open burning whenever weather and fire conditions turn…

Fort Smith outlaws bonfires and rubbish fires, including burning leaves, construction debris or demolition debris…

The Garland County Judge can declare a burn ban countywide or for a specific area whenever dry conditions threaten…

Jonesboro discourages residential yard-waste burning and restricts it with strict pile-size, distance, and…

Little Rock requires a fire department permit before any open burning, with cooking fires and outdoor fireplaces…

Burning leaves, trash or brush in unincorporated Pulaski County during a county judge-declared burn ban draws a $250…

In unincorporated Washington County, the County Judge can declare a county-wide ban on outdoor burning whenever weather…

Open burning of brush and yard debris in Fayetteville requires a free residential burn permit from the Fire Department…

The Saline County Judge can declare a burning ban for up to 30 days when fire danger criteria from the Arkansas…

Sebastian County's County Judge can declare a burning ban across the unincorporated county during dry, dangerous…

Outdoor burning inside Springdale requires a permit from the fire department, must stay 50 feet from any building, and…

Little Rock adopts the 2021 Arkansas Fire Prevention Code's Residential volume, built on the International Residential…

Springdale's fire prevention code requires smoke alarms in every bedroom, outside each sleeping area, and on every…

Arkansas Code § 15-75-101 et seq. establishes the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board with exclusive statewide authority over…

Little Rock bans aboveground liquefied petroleum gas storage tanks in the city's designated fire districts, though…