Recreational campfires are allowed in Anderson under Indiana's rule 326 IAC 4-1-3: burn only clean wood, paper, charcoal, or clean petroleum products, keep the pile under 1,000 cubic feet, never within 500 feet of fuel storage, attend it constantly, and never burn trash.
Backyard recreational or ceremonial fires are an exempt burning activity under Indiana's IDEM rule 326 IAC 4-1-3(c)(1), which applies inside Anderson. You may burn clean wood, paper, charcoal, and clean petroleum products, but the volume of clean wood must stay under 1,000 cubic feet. Never light a fire within 500 feet of any fuel storage area or pipeline. The fire must be attended at all times and extinguished when the activity ends, and you may not ignite it more than two hours before the event. Do not burn during high winds, temperature inversions, stagnant air, or an Air Quality Action Day. Anderson also requires commercial fire pits to be covered and set 25 feet from structures.
A fire that becomes a nuisance or hazard must be extinguished on order; IDEM enforces 326 IAC 4-1-3 conditions, and city nuisance provisions apply.
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