Small recreational backyard fires are allowed in unincorporated Osceola County when no burn ban is active, kept 25 feet from structures and constantly attended (NFPA 1). During a declared burn ban, campfires, bonfires and warning fires are prohibited — only contained-grill cooking is exempt.
The Florida Fire Prevention Code (NFPA 1) treats a backyard campfire as a recreational fire — not more than three feet in diameter and two feet high, burning only clean wood, kept at least 25 feet from any structure or combustible material, constantly attended, with a hose or extinguisher on hand. Larger open fires (bonfires) generally need Fire Marshal / Forest Service coordination. Osceola County Code Chapter 10, Article IV specifically prohibits "the outdoor burning of yard trash, bonfires, campfires, warning fires, and cooking fires" during a burn ban, with the sole exception of cooking food exclusively within a contained gas or charcoal grill. Burn bans are triggered when the Keetch-Byram Drought Index reaches 500 or higher.
Campfires or bonfires lit during a burn ban are a code violation with a civil penalty of up to $500 per violation.
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