Fire Regulations in Oregon (2026)

Multnomah County bans operating fire pits and other wood burning devices during red day air quality advisories under…

Bend Code 5.30.005(B)(2) lets residents keep backyard campfires, warming fires and outdoor fireplaces going, but caps…

In Benton County's own natural areas and parks, open fires are banned except in a stove, pit, or fireplace the Natural…

Small recreational fires for warmth or cooking are allowed but must stay at least 50 feet from any structure and be…

Backyard yard-debris fires in Lane County require a LRAPA permit and are only allowed on approved burn days during burn…

In rural Marion County you may burn your own yard debris only on DEQ burn days, and local fire districts close backyard…

Medford lets one- and two-family homes have a permit-free recreational fire, but the fuel area is capped at three feet…

Salem's Fire Code Official can impose a limited or total ban on recreational fires, including fire pits, whenever…

Washington County's Air Quality Ordinance exempts recreational fires, fire pits, chimineas and patio fireplaces no…

Oregon law restricts consumer fireworks to non-aerial, non-explosive devices and requires a State Fire Marshal permit…

In the City of Bend, selling, offering for sale, possessing or using fireworks is banned outright, with only narrow…

Eugene bans consumer fireworks citywide year-round under EC 4.934. Display fireworks are allowed only July 3 through…

Medford prohibits retail fireworks sales everywhere in the city and bans using or exploding any type of fireworks…

Portland bans selling, possessing, or exploding fireworks within city limits except for the narrow types allowed under…

Benton County bars igniting or discharging any fireworks, as defined by state law, on any county-managed park, natural…

Hillsboro bans the use of fireworks in every City park and public land unless the Parks and Recreation Commission…

Selling fireworks in Beaverton requires a Temporary Non-Mobile Sales land-use approval, a City Business License, and…

Oregon law is restrictive. Legal retail 'consumer' fireworks may not fly more than 12 inches into the air or travel…

Gresham allows temporary fireworks sales stands in residential districts under a Type I development permit, capped at…

Oregon law is restrictive. Legal retail fireworks cannot fly into the air, explode, or travel far on the ground. Bottle…

Oregon is restrictive. Legal retail fireworks may not fly into the air, explode, or travel far. Bottle rockets, Roman…

Salem adopts Oregon's fireworks statutes (ORS 480.111-480.165) into its Fire Prevention Code under SRC 58.305…

Owners of dwellings and structures in the EFC forest zone must maintain a 30-foot fuel-free primary fire break around…

Every property owner in the City of Bend must reduce flammable weeds, grass, vines and brush under Bend Code 13.30.005…

Under Oregon's SB 762 program, properties in the wildland-urban interface must maintain defensible space. Core…

A new house or mobile home sited in Lane County's Important Forest Land (F-1) or Forest Land (F-2) districts must clear…

Buildings in Columbia River Gorge Scenic Area forest zones need a 50-foot defensible space fuel break clearing…

Oregon DEQ and Department of Forestry jointly regulate outdoor burning statewide, prohibiting open burning of garbage…

Hillsboro bans open burning of yard debris on any single or multifamily property inside city limits, at any time of…

Salem outlaws open burning of garbage or yard-cleanup debris anywhere inside city limits under SRC 58.334, with no…

The City of Bend prohibits starting or maintaining outdoor fires for burning refuse, yard debris, construction waste or…

EC 6.200 bans essentially all outdoor burning in Eugene, from bonfires and rubbish fires to land-clearing and…

Gresham bans burning yard debris or other material on residential property citywide unless the city fire marshal issues…

Medford bans any fire not specifically authorized: a Fire Department permit is required for structure burns, commercial…

No one may open-burn yard debris on single- or multi-family property in unincorporated Washington County's…

In Clackamas Fire District's coverage area, backyard yard-debris burning is allowed only during two seasons, March…

In Lane County, residential yard-debris burning is regulated by the Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA)…

Outdoor debris burning is banned inside the Salem/Keizer Urban Growth Boundary and in burn barrels. Elsewhere you may…

Multnomah County bars operating a wood burning device or doing recreational outdoor burning on any Red Day Air Quality…

Oregon SB 762 (2021) directs the State Forestry Department to create a statewide wildfire hazard map classifying…

Every parcel within the City of Bend sits inside an established Wildfire Hazard Zone under BC 9.10.010, which folds in…

New dwellings and structures in the EFC (Exclusive Forest and Conservation) District must meet strict forest structure…

New structures in the Forest Conservation Zone, which covers much of unincorporated Benton County's timbered land, must…

Before Lane County approves a new dwelling in the Important Forest Land (F-1) or Forest Land (F-2) districts, the…

Medford's fire code defines a 'Wildfire Risk Area' as equivalent to Jackson County's own designated wildfire hazard…

New dwellings in Multnomah County's Commercial Forest Use zones must maintain 30-foot primary and 100-foot secondary…

Portland maps Wildfire Hazard Zones based on topography, vegetation, and fuel density, and any structure inside one…

EC 8.425(6) requires every rental dwelling unit in Eugene to have an approved, properly functioning smoke alarm…

Gresham's amended Property Maintenance Code requires a working smoke alarm outside every sleeping area, inside every…

Oregon law requires working smoke alarms on every level of a home, outside sleeping areas, and inside bedrooms where…

Oregon law, not a Marion County ordinance, sets smoke-alarm rules. Landlords must supply, install, and maintain working…

Medford requires smoke alarms in every Group R-2, R-3, R-4, and unregulated dwelling, placed outside each sleeping…

Portland requires smoke detectors in every sleeping room, in the area immediately outside each sleeping room, and on…

Salem requires smoke alarms in every bedroom, sleeping area, story and shared laundry room of a residential dwelling…

Oregon requires a State Fire Marshal license to install, extend, alter, or repair LP gas containers, appliances, or…

Medford applies the Oregon Fire Code's bulk liquefied-petroleum-gas storage limits to every property in the city…

In the City of Bend, liquefied petroleum gas and other regulated materials are capped at the Oregon Fire Code's storage…

In unincorporated Multnomah County's Significant Environmental Concern overlay zones, propane and heating oil tanks up…

Portland requires a Fire Marshal permit to store or use more than 17 ounces of LP gas, and an annual permit once…

Salem restricts where bulk liquefied petroleum gas can be stored above ground, tying the limits in SRC 58.200 to the…