Fire Regulations in Connecticut (2026)

Bridgeport prohibits any open fire outside a building, anywhere in the city, unless it falls under a narrow burning…

Danbury requires Fire Marshal permission before kindling any outdoor fire, bans burning between sunset and sunrise, and…

In the City of Bristol, Connecticut, recreational fires such as campfires, chimineas and fire pits are allowed under…

In the City of Meriden, any outdoor fire in a proper receptacle, such as a backyard fire pit, must have a person over…

New Haven bans open burning of trash, leaves and debris citywide, but allows a supervised fire kept at least 50 feet…

Norwalk lets residents cook over an outdoor fireplace or barbecue pit without a Fire Marshal permit, but every other…

Greenwich's air pollution chapter bans open fuel burning that sends combustion products into the air without pollution…

New Britain exempts small recreational fires from its open burning permit under Code of Ordinances § 8-36(m)(2): a…

Ridgefield doesn't require an open-burning permit for a contained campfire or backyard barbecue: Town Code § 141-3…

Stamford exempts recreational campfires and bonfires from its open burning ban, but only if you burn nonprocessed wood…

Connecticut bans the sale, possession, and use of consumer fireworks. The only exception under Conn. Gen. Stat. §…

Bridgeport Municipal Code § 8.52.010 bans the sale, discharge, firing, or use of firecrackers, rockets, torpedoes…

Bristol bans possessing or discharging fireworks, firecrackers, firearms, bows, crossbows and BB or pellet guns…

Section 93.01 bans discharging, firing or using firecrackers, rockets, torpedoes, Roman candles, fire balloons or any…

Waterbury, Connecticut bans the sale, discharge or use of firecrackers, rockets, Roman candles and similar pyrotechnic…

In the Town of Fairfield, fireworks may be ignited only after sunset and must end by 10:00 p.m., and a special permit…

Selling or storing consumer fireworks in Hartford requires an annual Fire Marshal permit, a $250 fee, and inspections…

Discharging or carrying firearms, firecrackers, torpedoes or fireworks in a New Britain park requires prior approval…

New Haven bars anyone from igniting or exploding fireworks, firecrackers, rockets, or other missiles in city parks…

Norwalk bans selling, using, or possessing fireworks with intent to sell or use them, except that anyone 16 or older…

Selling, handling, manufacturing or storing consumer fireworks (1.4G) in West Hartford requires a Fire Marshal permit…

The Stratford Code names fireworks in two places. Section 152-13 bars carrying or discharging fireworks or a…

Greenwich's Code of Ordinances does not set its own fireworks rules. Section 8-7(b)(4) of Chapter 8, Pollution, exempts…

Connecticut requires permits from the local Open Burning Official for most outdoor burning of brush and vegetative…

Bridgeport prohibits open fires outside buildings citywide; a bureau permit is required unless the fire serves an…

Danbury bans burning garbage outdoors outright and requires a $25 Fire Marshal permit before any resident can burn…

Section 8-8 of the Code of Ordinances bars burning tree leaves and yard rakings in a way that causes nuisance…

Section 93.11 bars kindling any outdoor fire in Hamden, except in an approved incinerator, without permission from the…

Hartford bans open bonfires outright unless the fire chief gives written permission first. Sec. 13-55 of the Municipal…

In the City of Meriden, no one may kindle or maintain a bonfire or other open fire anywhere in the City without a…

Open burning anywhere in New Britain requires a $25 permit from the city's open burning official under Code of…

New Haven bans outdoor burning of trash, leaves, brush, building materials, and auto bodies citywide; the fire chief…

Norwalk requires a Fire Marshal permit before setting any outdoor fire within city limits, with narrow built-in…

Ridgefield only allows open burning of brush, and only under a permit from the Fire Chief, Assistant Fire Chief or Fire…

Stamford bans backyard brush burning outright and prohibits nearly all other open burning unless the fire department's…

In the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, § 182-6.H of the Solid Waste chapter prohibits burning acceptable solid waste or…

West Hartford bars kindling any open-air fire within town limits unless the Fire Chief or a deputy first grants…

No one in the City of West Haven, Connecticut can burn garbage, refuse, rubbish or other material in an open fire…

Bristol's fire marshal caps recreational fires at three feet in diameter and 1:00 a.m., bans them when the state air…

In the City of Waterbury, Connecticut, no one may ignite a brush fire without a permit from the Fire Marshal. The Fire…

Connecticut General Statutes 23-49a forbids kindling any open-air fire within one hundred feet of woodland, brushland…

Bridgeport requires an operable smoke detector near every sleeping area and at the head of each stairway in hotel, inn…

Bristol requires at least one working smoke detector in every dwelling unit under Sec. 12-42, wired to household AC…

Every dwelling unit in Hamden must have a smoke alarm in each sleeping room, outside each separate sleeping area near…

Every housing unit in Hartford must have a working smoke detector under Municipal Code § 18-51(N), which folds in the…

Manchester requires at least one approved smoke detector in every sleeping area and in the immediate area of bedrooms…

In the City of Meriden, new construction must have smoke detectors on different levels of a dwelling unit electrically…

New Britain's housing code requires a hardwired or battery smoke detector in every dwelling unit of a residential…

New Haven's Housing Code requires smoke detectors in every dwelling unit and applicable common area, covering…

Every occupied dwelling in Stamford needs working smoke and carbon monoxide detectors under Code of Ordinances §§ 70-12…

In the Town of Stratford, Connecticut, anyone who starts building a single-family dwelling has to install at least one…

In the City of Bristol, Connecticut, bulk liquid propane storage, meaning any container of 1,000 gallons or more…

Section 93.30(B) requires a Fire Marshal permit before storing, using, handling or dispensing liquefied petroleum gas…

New Britain's own propane storage rule sits inside its flood damage prevention article, not a general fire code limit…

In Norwalk's Industrial Zone No. 1, propane gas storage up to 30,000 gallons is allowed outright as a permitted use…

Waterbury's code does not set citywide propane storage limits, but it does require any above-ground propane tank…