Backyard fires in Kirkland must be under 3 feet wide, 25 feet from structures, clean-wood fueled, and attended until fully extinguished; burn bans suspend all open wood fires.
Backyard recreational fires in Kirkland are regulated under International Fire Code Section 307 adopted through KMC Title 21, plus Puget Sound Clean Air Agency Regulation I. Allowed fires include cooking fires, chimineas, fire bowls, and small campfires that stay under 3 feet in diameter and 2 feet tall, sit at least 25 feet from any structure, fence, deck, overhang, or combustible material, and burn only clean dry seasoned firewood, charcoal briquettes, or commercially manufactured fire logs. Burning of yard debris, trash, treated lumber, painted wood, plastics, or pallets is always prohibited. An adult must attend the fire at all times with a garden hose, extinguisher, or water bucket ready, and the fire must be fully extinguished (cold to the touch) before leaving it unattended. During PSCAA Stage 1 and Stage 2 burn bans and during red-flag weather declared by Kirkland Fire or DNR, even small recreational wood fires are prohibited; propane and natural gas fire features remain allowed during burn bans.
Civil infraction under adopted IFC 307; PSCAA civil penalties for burning prohibited materials; reckless burning under RCW 76.04 if a wildfire results.
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