Fire Regulations in New Jersey (2026)

Jersey City's zoning code bans open burning outright: 'No open burning shall be permitted in any district,' with no…

Open fires anywhere in the Bergen County Parks System are confined to spots the county has set up for that purpose, and…

Burlington County limits open flame in its parks to spots the county itself sets up for that purpose. Rule 29 of the…

Camden County requires a permit before anyone lights a bonfire, campfire, or firework display on county park land…

Backyard recreational fire pits are legal across Atlantic County, but the New Jersey Uniform Fire Code keeps a…

Brick Township bans open burning outright but allows recreational fires with a Fire Safety Bureau permit, $25 covers up…

Cherry Hill Township allows recreational outdoor fires only in an approved fire pit, chiminea or outdoor fireplace no…

Clifton allows backyard fire pits, chimineas and outdoor fireplaces without a permit, but caps them at three feet…

Elizabeth's fire prevention code requires any permitted outdoor cooking or barbecue fire to be kindled in a proper…

Freehold Township caps backyard fire pits, chimineas and outdoor fireplaces at a three-foot diameter and two-foot…

Hamilton Township allows residential fire pits, but Township Code § 317-10 requires wood-burning pits to use a screened…

Building, lighting or maintaining a fire in a Mercer County park is barred except in a camp stove or a fireplace the…

Small contained recreational fires are generally allowed, but any fire within or near a forested area needs a free NJ…

Paterson's zoning code lets homeowners keep an outdoor fireplace in a side or rear yard, but it must sit at least 3…

Ridgewood zoning names fire pits directly among the residential deck and patio improvements that must stay out of the…

Somerset County Park Commission regulations allow fires only in places marked by signage, and every fire must sit at…

New Jersey statute permits only non-aerial, non-explosive sparklers and novelties for adult consumers; aerial fireworks…

Burlington County bans fireworks outright on every Parks System property. Rule 30 of the Parks System Rules and…

Clifton bars anyone from possessing, igniting or throwing firecrackers, fireworks, explosives or other flammable…

Consumer fireworks are banned statewide across Essex County under New Jersey law. A 2017 amendment legalized only…

Freehold Township Code Section 232-1M bans manufacturing, selling, transporting or using any fireworks that New Jersey…

Hackensack bans igniting or exploding any fireworks or other explosive substance anywhere in the city unless the Fire…

Hamilton Township bans discharging fireworks and dangerous fireworks anywhere in the municipality, on private property…

Long Branch bans possessing, setting off, exploding, discharging or burning any firecracker, torpedo, rocket or other…

Fireworks are banned in Newark under Chapter 11:3, which incorporates New Jersey's statutory ban at N.J.S.A. 21:3-2…

Brick Township bans possessing, igniting or throwing firecrackers, rockets or other fireworks in any township park…

Cherry Hill Township bans possessing, exploding or discharging firecrackers, torpedoes, rockets or other fireworks in…

Edison Township requires a Township Council-approved permit before anyone may display or discharge fireworks…

Elizabeth allows only permitted seasonal sale of state-approved sparkling devices and novelties, sold from temporary…

Township Code Section 439-36E bans most fireworks outright but allows handheld sparklers, snakes, glow worms, smoke…

Storing or discharging fireworks anywhere in Jersey City requires a Type 3 Fire Prevention Permit. Section 3-88.6.A…

Linden bans selling, possessing, using or discharging fireworks without a permit, though anyone 16 or older may buy and…

Paterson's parks ordinance bars discharging or carrying fireworks, firecrackers, torpedoes, or firearms in any city…

Trenton allows only state-permitted novelty fireworks under N.J.S.A. 21:3-2 and bans discharge on streets, sidewalks…

New Jersey law (N.J.S.A. 21:3-2) lets Galloway residents 16+ use only ground-based and handheld sparkling devices…

Consumer aerial fireworks and firecrackers are illegal statewide. Since 2017, only hand-held or ground-based sparkling…

Woodbridge's Noise Code bars setting off fireworks, pyrotechnics or other explosive devices between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m…

New Jersey has no statewide defensible-space mandate for homeowners. Burning brush to clear it is prohibited under…

Galloway Township Code Chapter 119 requires owners and tenants to cut brush, hedges and plant life within 10 feet of…

New Jersey's Air Pollution Control Act prohibits open burning of refuse, leaves, and most yard waste statewide, with…

Open burning is generally prohibited across Atlantic County under N.J.A.C. 7:27-2.3. No one may dispose of refuse…

Clifton Code § 127-2 bars anyone from burning refuse, garbage, yard trimmings or other waste in the open, and…

Edison Township prohibits open burning of refuse or plant life, and bans salvage operations conducted by open burning…

Essex County bans building fires anywhere in a county park except in areas the Director specifically designates and…

Hackensack's air pollution code bans open burning of trash, salvage materials, buildings, and plant life anywhere in…

Hamilton Township bans open burning outright: no salvage-operation fires, no burning of rubbish, garbage or trade…

Irvington's zoning code bans open burning outright. Township Code § 650-57.C(3), part of the industrial performance…

Setting fire to or burning refuse, rubbish or other waste anywhere in Jersey City is flatly unlawful under § 287-17…

Linden prohibits open dumps and the open burning of refuse in every district. City Code Section 31-20.12 requires…

Newark Code § 16:21-24 bans open burning of refuse and plant life citywide, with no permit path around it. The Air…

Paterson's fire code prohibits open burning of refuse, plant life, or salvage material anywhere in the city, with only…

Village of Ridgewood Code § 223-63 prohibits open fires anywhere in the Village unless the Fire Official has…

Trenton bans open burning of refuse and salvage operations anywhere within city limits, along with using open fires to…

Starting or maintaining any fire in a Bergen County park is banned except in places the county has set up for that…

Open burning is banned in Brick Township unless the Bureau of Fire Safety approves it, and even permitted recreational…

Elizabeth prohibits open burning of refuse, garbage, rubbish, plant life and trade waste citywide. Trade waste can only…

Township Code § 3-27 bans open burning on any public property in Lakewood at any time, citing air-quality and…

Long Branch bans burning rubbish outside approved incinerators and prohibits burning herbaceous or agricultural plant…

New Jersey counties don't set neighborhood burn rules, that's municipal, but on its own park land Passaic County bans…

Toms River Township bans open burning of trash, lumber, leaves, straw, brush, trees or any other combustible material…

Freehold Township allows permit-free open burning of firewood at single-family homes, duplexes and townhomes, but only…

Open burning of leaves, rubbish and garbage is banned statewide under N.J.A.C. 7:27-2. Limited exceptions require a…

Woodbridge allows open burning of firewood without a permit at single-family homes, duplexes and townhomes only inside…

The New Jersey Forest Fire Service has statewide jurisdiction over wildland fire prevention, declares burn bans, and…

Brick Township requires a certificate of smoke detector compliance before selling any one- or two-family residential…

Cherry Hill Township's Fire Prevention Code requires listed smoke detectors in every hotel and multiple dwelling…

Every dwelling unit in Clifton must have a working smoke detector meeting New Jersey Uniform Fire Code standards, and…

Edison Township requires a smoke detector on every floor of a dwelling unit, including the basement, plus one within 10…

Freehold Township requires a UL-listed smoke detector in every guest room, hotel suite, motel suite and apartment…

Under NJ Uniform Fire Code N.J.A.C. 5:70-4.19, Galloway homes must have smoke alarms on each level and outside each…

Hackensack requires smoke alarms outside every sleeping area, in each room used for sleeping, and on every story of a…

Hamilton requires a smoke detector on every level of a dwelling, including the basement, installed as the manufacturer…

Irvington will not issue the certificate of habitability every rental unit needs before occupancy if the dwelling has a…

Every change of occupancy in Jersey City needs a Certificate of Smoke Detector and Carbon Monoxide Alarm Compliance…

No apartment, dwelling or single-family rental in Lakewood Township may be leased, rented or sold until the owner…

Linden's local fire code amendment 4.19 LA1 requires hardwired smoke detectors in every common area and hallway of any…

Every single- and two-family home in Long Branch, New Jersey must have a smoke detector on each level and within 10…

Newark's Fire Prevention Code requires at least one approved smoke detector in the sleeping area of every existing…

Owners of one- and two-family homes in Passaic must install at least one electric or battery-powered smoke detector…

Paterson requires a smoke detector and CO compliance certificate before any one- or two-family home is sold, leased, or…

The Village of Ridgewood requires a working smoke detector on every level of a dwelling unit before it can be sold…

Trenton requires smoke detectors on every level of R-3 and R-4 dwellings and outside each separate sleeping area, in…

Woodbridge requires a smoke-sensitive alarm on every level of a residential structure housing two or fewer households…

Chapter 650 prohibits storing or manufacturing liquefied petroleum gas, hydrogen gas, or similar flammable, explosive…

Elizabeth prohibits bulk storage and use of liquefied petroleum gas and liquefied natural gas everywhere in the city…

Linden requires a Type 1 fire permit before storing or using more than 182 cubic feet, one standard 20-pound cylinder…

Newark requires a Fire Division permit to store or use liquefied petroleum gas in containers, with fees scaled from $50…

Village of Ridgewood treats propane tanks as exterior mechanical equipment: a zoning permit is required to install one…

Toms River Township caps residential propane (LP-gas) storage at a combined 500-gallon water capacity per dwelling…