Fire Regulations in Kansas (2026)

Backyard fire pits and bonfires fall under Wyandotte County's open burning ban unless they're cooking fires or the…

Recreational (backyard) fires in Olathe need no permit but must stay at least 25 feet from any structure or combustible…

Topeka exempts small recreational fires from its open-burning permit if the fuel area stays 3 feet or less in diameter…

Wichita caps recreational backyard fires at 3 feet in diameter and 2 feet high, keeping them at least 25 feet from any…

Overland Park requires a fire code permit before kindling any open fire in the city, but Fire Code § 105.5.36 carves…

A backyard fire pit, outdoor fireplace, or barbecue used for cooking, warmth, or pleasure counts as a "recreational…

Consumer fireworks are legal in Kansas. The State Fire Marshal licenses and registers sellers under the Kansas…

Unincorporated Johnson County bans storing, selling, using, exploding, discharging or possessing fireworks outright…

The City of Lawrence prohibits the possession, manufacture, storage, sale, use, and handling of fireworks under amended…

No person may store, sell, use, explode, discharge or possess any fireworks within Overland Park city limits. The only…

Topeka lets residents fire off consumer fireworks on just two days: 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. on July 3rd and 10 a.m. to 11:59…

Wichita bans firework discharge year-round except a narrow Fourth of July window: safe-and-sane fireworks June 27–July…

Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas only allows fireworks discharge from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., July 2 through July…

In unincorporated Shawnee County, fireworks may only be discharged from June 27 through July 4, between 8:00 a.m. and…

Kansas restricts open burning statewide under KDHE air quality regulations. Burning trash, tires, and most waste is…

Olathe bans open burning of refuse outright citywide, for residential and commercial property alike, with the general…

Setting any fire in the open air anywhere inside Topeka city limits is unlawful, with the only exception being a Fire…

Open burning of residential and nonresidential waste, refuse and salvage material is banned county-wide under Sec…

Open burning in unincorporated Johnson County is not banned outright, but the board chairperson can impose a countywide…

The City of Lawrence requires an operational permit before kindling or maintaining any open fire on public or private…

Overland Park makes it unlawful to burn vegetation, leaves, waste or other combustible material in the open, unless the…

Open burning, including controlled agricultural burns, is unlawful anywhere in unincorporated Shawnee County unless a…

Wichita bans open burning that's smoky, offensive, or hazardous, and even permitted burns are capped to firewood…

Kansas bans open burning statewide but exempts range, pasture and prairie management fires under K.A.R. 28-19-648…

Kansas maps no fire hazard severity zones and enforces no statewide wildland-urban interface code, and Overland Park…

In the City of Lawrence, Section 704.6.1 of the amended property maintenance code requires existing Group I-1 and R…

Olathe's amended residential code requires smoke alarms in every bedroom, outside sleeping areas within 21 feet, and on…

Kansas statute (K.S.A. 31-162) requires every single-family residence to have at least one smoke detector on every…

Topeka's amended building code requires an interconnected smoke alarm in each dwelling unit of an unsprinklered…

Every new and existing residential building in Wichita must have approved, working smoke alarms, and owners are legally…

Olathe requires an operational fire permit to store or use LP-gas, but home installations get a break: individual…

Inside a licensed Topeka mobile home park, TMC § 14.65.350 caps liquefied petroleum gas at two 100-pound tanks per…

Wichita caps LP-gas (propane) storage under its Fire Code amendment: any one installation's aggregate water capacity…