Fire Regulations in Ohio (2026)

Backyard fires are restricted under Ohio EPA rule OAC 3745-19 and the Ohio Fire Code. Small contained cooking fires are…

Akron lets residents burn a contained recreational fire, whether it's a fire pit, charcoal grill, or burn table, only…

Small backyard recreational fires are allowed in Canal Winchester under Ohio Fire Code 307.4. Fires must be contained…

Backyard recreational fires in Cincinnati are allowed under the Ohio EPA campfire exemption if they burn only clean…

Columbus allows small recreational fires and contained cooking fires but restricts open burning of yard waste within…

Dublin allows recreational backyard fires that meet Ohio Fire Code Section 307.4 size and setback rules. Fires for…

Backyard recreational fires in Grove City are allowed if they meet Ohio Fire Code 307.4 standards: pile no more than 3…

The Ohio Fire Code allows attended backyard recreational fires but requires a 25-foot setback; larger bonfires need a…

Backyard cooking and recreational fires are permitted in Lakewood without EPA or Fire Chief approval, but a responsible…

Recreational fires (campfires) are allowed in Lima. Fuel must be clean, seasoned firewood stacked no larger than 2 feet…

Backyard recreational and cooking fires are legal in Lorain County if they meet Ohio EPA limits: fueled only with clean…

Recreational fire pits are allowed under Ohio EPA rule OAC 3745-19-03 if fueled with clean seasoned firewood, not used…

Medina lets residents burn a recreational fire or use a portable outdoor fireplace without a permit, but only if it…

Backyard recreational fires in Montgomery County are governed by Ohio EPA's open-burning rule, not a county ordinance…

Parma allows bonfires, campfires and outdoor fireplace equipment for cooking, warmth or recreation without any Ohio EPA…

A backyard campfire or recreational fire is allowed in Summit County without a permit when it burns clean seasoned…

Toledo allows small recreational backyard fires for warmth and cooking under Ohio Fire Code 307.4, limited to 3 feet in…

Ohio Revised Code Chapter 3743 governs fireworks statewide, licensing manufacturers and wholesalers and setting…

Cincinnati bans possessing fireworks for sale, selling them, and discharging, igniting, or exploding them anywhere…

Cleveland bans selling, possessing, or setting off consumer fireworks like firecrackers, roman candles, and fire…

Columbus prohibits discharge of consumer fireworks within city limits. Ohio's 2022 law (ORC §3743.45) allows local…

Dayton bans discharging, igniting, or exploding fireworks anywhere in the city, aside from licensed public exhibitions.

Dublin prohibits the discharge of consumer fireworks within city limits under Dublin Code Chapter 1513, opting out of…

Grove City opted out of consumer fireworks discharge under Ohio HB 172. Consumer fireworks (1.4G) may not be discharged…

Lakewood prohibits the discharge of fireworks; under Section 549.10 no person may discharge, ignite, or explode…

Parma has opted out of consumer fireworks discharge under Ohio HB 172 (ORC 3743.45). Discharging 1.4G consumer…

Westerville prohibits discharge of consumer fireworks within city limits under Codified Ordinance 1509.10, opting out…

Section 1519.04(b) makes it unlawful to discharge, ignite or explode any fireworks anywhere in Medina unless conducted…

Ohio lets adults discharge their own 1.4G consumer fireworks on ten specific windows each year, Independence Day week…

Under Ohio law (HB 172, 2022), residents may discharge 1.4G consumer fireworks on private property with the owner's…

Consumer fireworks are legal in Canal Winchester under Ohio HB 172 on state-designated holidays. Discharge is permitted…

Consumer fireworks legal in Ohio under HB 172 (2022) on state-designated holidays 4 PM-11 PM. Euclid has not enacted a…

Consumer fireworks are legal in Franklin County under Ohio HB 172 (2022), but Columbus and several townships have opted…

Since HB 172 (2022), Ohioans may discharge 1.4G consumer fireworks on private property on listed holidays with the…

Lima did NOT opt out of Ohio's 2022 fireworks law. Residents may discharge 1.4G consumer fireworks on state-designated…

Since HB 172 (2022), Ohioans may discharge consumer 1.4G fireworks on private property on listed holidays like July 3-5…

Since HB 172 (2022), Ohio law lets residents discharge 1.4G consumer fireworks on designated days (July 3-5, New…

Under Ohio HB 172 (2022), you may discharge 1.4G consumer fireworks on your own private property only on specific…

Since 2022, Ohio lets residents discharge 1.4G consumer fireworks on private property on set statutory days (July 3-5…

Under Ohio's 2022 fireworks law (ORC Chapter 3743), adults may discharge 1.4G consumer fireworks on their own or…

Consumer fireworks are legal in Toledo on state-designated holidays under Ohio HB 172 (2022), but Toledo City Council…

Dublin requires property owners to maintain lots free of combustible vegetation and debris under Dublin Code Chapter…

Grove City requires property owners to maintain vegetation and brush to prevent fire hazards. Tall grass, weeds, and…

The Ohio Fire Code requires owners to cut and remove weeds, grass, vines and other ignitable growth that could endanger…

Ohio has no California-style defensible-space law. Instead, ORC 5579.04 directs township road superintendents, county…

Ohio bans open burning of brush, weeds, and grass outside municipalities from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. during March, April…

Canal Winchester has no wildfire defensible-space ordinance. Central Ohio is not a designated wildfire zone. Overgrown…

Parma does not have a wildfire-driven brush clearance mandate typical of western states. However, Parma Codified…

Pickerington has no dedicated defensible-space brush clearance ordinance. Fairfield County is not a designated wildfire…

Ohio Administrative Code 3745-19 establishes statewide open burning restrictions enforced by the Ohio EPA, prohibiting…

Akron prohibits open burning of trash, leaves, and yard waste within city limits. Recreational fires are allowed under…

Open burning of leaves, yard waste, and trash is prohibited in Canal Winchester under Ohio EPA rule OAC 3745-19-03. The…

Open burning of leaves, brush, and yard waste is unlawful in Cincinnati under both city ordinance and Ohio EPA OAC…

Open burning in Cleveland requires a permit from the Commissioner per §277.09. Cleveland Division of Air Quality limits…

Columbus bans burning acceptable or unacceptable waste, including trash, yard debris, recyclables, and bulk refuse…

Open burning in Dublin is tightly restricted under Ohio EPA rule OAC 3745-19 and Washington Township Fire policy…

Open burning heavily restricted by Ohio EPA OAC 3745-19. Burning yard waste banned within Euclid city limits…

Lakewood's Chapter 1503 incorporates Ohio EPA open-burning standards; under OAC 3745-19-03, open burning is prohibited…

Open burning in Pickerington is tightly regulated under Ohio EPA rules OAC 3745-19. Burning leaves, yard waste…

Toledo's Municipal Code flatly prohibits open burning by adopting the entire Ohio Administrative Code Chapter 3745-19…

Open burning is prohibited in Westerville under Ohio EPA OAC 3745-19 because Westerville is within a restricted area…

Medina sits entirely within a state-defined restricted area, where open burning is banned outright except for a short…

Parma bans open burning citywide as a 'restricted area' under state air rules, except for narrow carve-outs like small…

Open burning in Butler County is regulated by Ohio EPA rules (OAC 3745-19) and enforced locally by the Southwest Ohio…

Dayton requires a fire-official permit for open burning, adopted through the city's Fire Code with a set $100 fee.

Ohio EPA's OAC 3745-19-03 bans open burning of yard waste and residential trash in "restricted areas" - inside any…

Lima sits inside a 'restricted area,' so open burning is tightly limited. Burning residential trash or garbage is…

In cities like Lorain and Elyria (population over 10,000), Ohio EPA rules make them 'restricted areas' where burning…

Ohio EPA rule OAC 3745-19-03 prohibits open burning in restricted (municipal) areas except for narrow exceptions…

Ohio EPA rule OAC 3745-19-03 governs open burning statewide. Burning trash, leaves, and yard waste is prohibited in…

Ohio EPA rules (OAC 3745-19) govern open burning statewide. Burning household trash, yard debris, or garbage is…

Open burning is prohibited in restricted areas of Summit County except for allowed recreational fires and limited…

Ohio Revised Code 1503.18 bans open-air fires outside municipal limits between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. during March, April…

Hamilton County is not a designated wildfire-hazard zone and has no wildland-urban-interface ordinance. The Ohio Fire…

Lorain County is not in a designated wildfire hazard zone. Ohio does not map fire-severity zones the way western states…

Summit County, Ohio is not in a mapped wildfire-hazard zone like the western U.S., so there are no county…

Toledo Municipal Code § 1511.03 amends Ohio Fire Code § 4603.7 to require every owner of an existing one-, two- or…

Every existing dwelling unit in Akron must have working smoke alarms under City Code § 93.52, installed outside each…

Cincinnati Municipal Code § 1235-3 requires an operable early fire warning system in every residential building…

Cleveland requires every new and existing building to have smoke alarms and smoke detectors installed per the state…

Columbus requires working smoke detectors outside sleeping areas and on every story of a dwelling unit, with hard-wired…

Dayton's fire code requires single-station smoke detectors in every guest room, dwelling unit, sleeping room and…

Ohio law (ORC 3781.104) requires every dwelling unit to have approved smoke detectors installed just outside all…

Ohio's building and fire codes require working smoke detectors in dwellings, installed outside every sleeping area. ORC…

Medina's Minimum Residential Rewire Electrical Code requires smoke detectors to be installed under Chapter 1331, the…

Parma requires owners of every single-family, two-family and multifamily dwelling to install smoke detectors in each…

Smoke detectors are required by Ohio building/fire code, not a Stark County ordinance. Ohio Revised Code 3781.104…

Ohio requires approved smoke detectors in every dwelling unit, installed just outside all sleeping rooms and audible in…

The Ohio State Fire Marshal adopts NFPA 58 Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code through OAC 1301:7-7 and licenses LPG…

Akron's fire prevention code bans bulk storage or use of liquefied petroleum gas outright in the city's closely built…

Medina bars residents of any building with two or more units from storing propane tanks larger than 2.5 pounds water…

Toledo requires Special Use approval before storing more than 2,000 gallons of liquid petroleum gas in a Residential…

Cleveland requires a Fire Chief permit before anyone stores, handles, or uses liquefied petroleum gas, including…

Columbus requires an annual Fire Prevention Bureau permit for LP-gas containers over 30 gallons individually or 60…

The Ohio Fire Code (OAC 1301:7-7-61) governs propane storage statewide, not a county rule. In heavily populated areas…

The Ohio Fire Code (OAC 1301:7-7-61) governs LP-gas storage countywide. Inside a home, only tiny cylinders are allowed…

Propane storage in Montgomery County follows the Ohio Fire Code (OAC 1301:7-7-61). Only small cylinders may be stored…