Fire Regulations in Michigan (2026)

Grand Rapids requires a City permit for any outdoor fire pit or chiminea, plus a 20-foot setback from structures and…

Ann Arbor allows backyard campfires and fire pits only if they create no smoke nuisance and comply with the city's Fire…

A backyard fire pit in Clinton Township must be built of non-combustible material like brick or block, fully enclosed…

Dearborn bans open burning and in-ground fire pits citywide, but allows screened patio wood-burning units, portable…

Detroit limits backyard campfires to fire pits no more than three feet in diameter, kept at least ten feet from…

Farmington Hills bans open burning citywide except for exemptions listed in Sec. 12-14, and single-family homeowners…

Recreational campfires are allowed but governed by your city or township, not the county. In Charter Township of…

Campfires and cookout fires on Jackson County park property are limited to fireplaces or receptacles the Parks and…

Muskegon County limits open fires on county park property to grills, fireplaces and fire rings the county provides for…

On Ottawa County Parks and Recreation Commission property, Code of Ottawa County § 400.3.1.6(a)(viii) bars fires…

The Village of Shelby allows recreational fires only in a pit no wider than 24 inches burning natural cut wood no…

Sterling Heights caps recreational fires at 4 feet in diameter and 2 feet high, burning no longer than 4 hours, under…

Troy lets residents run a small outdoor ground fire, the Code's term for a backyard fire pit, without a permit, as long…

Warren allows backyard outdoor fireplaces and fire pits without a permit under Section 13-52(2), but only burning dry…

In the City of Wyoming, Michigan (Kent County), homeowner outdoor fireplaces are allowed without a permit under Sec…

The City of Flint allows open fires only for noncommercial cooking, and only if fueled by charcoal or propane gas: no…

Michigan's Fireworks Safety Act (PA 256 of 2011), significantly amended by PA 634 of 2018 (MCL 28.451 et seq.)…

Under the Michigan Fireworks Safety Act (MCL 28.451-28.471), consumer fireworks are legal statewide but Oakland County…

Flint bans sale, possession and use of firecrackers, bottle rockets and similar fireworks without a Fire Marshal…

Grand Rapids bans consumer fireworks year-round except for specific holiday windows, including June 29 through July 4…

Lansing bans manufacturing fireworks in the city and requires a license to ignite consumer fireworks outside specific…

Livonia confines consumer fireworks to specific holiday windows, New Year's, Memorial Day weekend, June 29 through July…

Sterling Heights bans consumer fireworks except during set holiday windows, New Year's, Memorial Day and Labor Day…

Troy bans consumer fireworks year-round except on a short list of holiday windows. Chapter 98 Section 98.15.01 opens…

Warren prohibits igniting consumer fireworks citywide under Section 13-18, except during five narrow holiday windows…

Westland bans consumer fireworks outside specific holiday windows, bars use near occupied buildings and on others'…

Wyoming, Michigan limits consumer firework use to specific holiday windows such as June 29-July 4 and New Year's Eve…

Ann Arbor limits consumer fireworks to set hours on New Year's Day and other national holidays, plus the day before and…

Clinton Township residents may ignite consumer fireworks only during five set windows each year: New Year's Eve into…

Dearborn limits consumer fireworks to set holiday windows, New Year's, the Memorial Day weekend, June 29 through July…

Detroit limits when consumer fireworks can legally be lit to five holiday windows each year, all after 11:00 a.m., with…

Consumer fireworks are legal statewide under Michigan's Fireworks Safety Act. Your city or township may restrict…

Michigan's Fireworks Safety Act lets your city or township restrict when consumer fireworks are used, but it cannot ban…

Consumer fireworks are legal statewide under Michigan's Fireworks Safety Act, but Macomb County does not regulate them…

Michigan requires DNR burn permits for outdoor burning of yard debris in most of the state. Permits are issued daily…

Flint bans open burning of refuse and waste materials citywide, permitting fires only in narrow, listed circumstances…

Setting fire to any tree, forest, woodland, brush land, grassland, meadow, marsh or refuse on Jackson County park…

Lansing bans burning yard waste, leaves, grass clippings, brush, anywhere in the city under its solid-waste ordinance…

Troy bans open burning that's offensive or hazardous, and flatly prohibits burning waste like paper, leaves, or debris…

Wayne County's Air Pollution ordinance bars anyone from installing, using or operating a waste-burning device, such as…

Ann Arbor bans open burning by default and permits it only for three narrow, enumerated reasons under the city's Air…

Clinton Township bans open burning of any material townshipwide, making property owners responsible for extinguishing…

Dearborn bans open burning, outdoor burning, and in-ground fire pits citywide unless a specific exception in Sec. 10-7…

Detroit prohibits open burning citywide unless it falls into one of two narrow exceptions: a supervised clean-wood…

Farmington Hills makes it unlawful to cause, permit or maintain any open burning of any substance unless the fire fits…

Grand Rapids bans open burning citywide except for narrow exemptions like cooking fires, construction salamanders, Fire…

In the Village of Shelby, the Shelby-Benona Fire Department or police can order any recreational fire or open burning…

Warren bans kindling or maintaining any open burning unless it is conducted and approved under Section 13-51, and…

Wyoming, Michigan (Kent County) bans open burning of leaves and refuse citywide at any time. Cooking fires…

Michigan bans burning household trash containing plastics, and burn permits are issued locally by your fire department…

Michigan law bans open burning of household waste containing plastic, rubber, foam, treated wood, textiles…

Open burning is banned in Sterling Heights unless it fits a narrow exempt list or the fire code official issues a…

Ann Arbor's Housing Code bars renting out any dwelling unit lacking smoke or fire detectors and, in most one- and…

Smoke alarms in Oakland County are required under Michigan state law MCL 125.1504c and the Michigan Residential Code…

New homes and apartments in Dearborn must have interlocked, hardwired smoke detectors, UL-listed and wired to a…

Detroit's Property Maintenance Code requires single-station smoke alarms in all existing one- and two-family dwellings…

Farmington Hills requires owners of every residential occupancy to install smoke alarms per the 2012 International Fire…

Grand Rapids requires operating smoke alarms in every bedroom, outside sleeping areas, and on every story of a…

Smoke-alarm requirements in Macomb County come from Michigan state law and the Michigan Building/Residential Code, not…

Sterling Heights' local Fire Code amendments require new-construction smoke alarms to run on building wiring with…

Troy's Property Maintenance Code requires smoke alarms outside every sleeping area, in every bedroom and on every story…

Warren requires at least one smoke detector in every mobile home, positioned so it protects each separate bedroom area…

Every dwelling unit owner in Westland, Wayne County, Michigan must install a smoke detector, and proof of installation…

Wyoming, Michigan requires hardwired or battery smoke alarms outside every sleeping area, inside every bedroom, and on…

Michigan requires plan review and a state certificate from LARA's Bureau of Fire Services Storage Tank Division before…

Dearborn's Zoning Ordinance caps everyday propane storage at 80 pounds as a permitted accessory use in every zoning…

Grand Rapids caps liquefied petroleum gas storage within its congested-area limits at 500 gallons water capacity, or…

Lansing caps the aggregate water capacity of any one LP-gas installation at 2,000 gallons, with the Fire Chief setting…

Any liquefied petroleum gas system or bulk storage tank in Livonia needs an installation permit from the bureau of…

Warren restricts where residential LP-gas cooking equipment can sit near combustible surfaces. Under City Code Sec…

Wyoming, Michigan caps any single liquefied-petroleum-gas installation at 250 gallons of water capacity citywide, under…