Fire Regulations in Temple, TX (2026)
2 verified fire regulations for Temple, Texas, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Fire Pits & Backyard Fires
Temple allows recreational fire pits without a permit, but caps size, sets a 20-foot setback from structures, and requires constant attendance.
Temple Fire Pit Size and Setback Rules
Some RestrictionsTemple, TX Code of Ordinances Sec. 12-13(b)(1)
Fires used for recreation, ceremonial purposes, cooking, or warmth ... Are limited to a maximum of three (3) feet diameter and two (2) feet in height and must be contained in an outdoor burn container ... Must be kept at least twenty (20) feet from any structure or combustible exterior wall, fence, or overhang ... Must be extinguished by 12:00 A.M.; and ... Are not permitted when winds are over...
Outdoor Burning
Temple bans burning trash, brush, and debris outdoors citywide, allowing only permitted recreational fires or permit-based land-clearing burns, and shuts down even those whenever the City or Bell County declares a burn ban.
Temple's Outdoor Burning Ban Defers to County Burn Bans
Significant RestrictionsTemple, TX Code of Ordinances § 12-13(a), (c)(5)
Unless otherwise provided by this Section, it is unlawful for any person to burn outdoors any material, including trash, brush, tree limbs, grass, trees, leaves, paper, boards, planks, lumber, or any other type of debris or combustible materials of any kind within the territorial limits of the City. ... No person may burn within the City when there is a burn ban in effect for the City or Bell C...
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County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement Temple city rules.
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