Backyard recreational and ceremonial bonfires are allowed in Port St. Lucie under Florida Forest Service rule 5I-2.006(11), but the fire must be attended at all times and completely smothered - no visible flame, smoke, or emissions - before it is left unattended. The St. Lucie County Fire District enforces these limits and may prohibit any fire it deems hazardous.
Rule 5I-2.006(11), Florida Administrative Code, allows 'the open burning of vegetative debris or untreated wood in a recreational or ceremonial bonfire, as long as the fire is attended at all times and is completely smothered with no visible flame, smoke or emissions if the area is to be left unattended.' Port St. Lucie has no separate ordinance loosening this rule; the St. Lucie County Fire District - which enforces the Florida Fire Prevention Code citywide - treats unattended or oversized fires as hazardous conditions subject to an abatement order. A larger ground bonfire that exceeds the recreational-fire size limits (3 ft diameter, 2 ft high) edges into pile burning, which requires a Florida Forest Service authorization and the larger 300-foot occupied-building setback. Burning household trash, treated wood, or other prohibited materials in a bonfire is never permitted, and a countywide burn ban suspends all such burning.
Leaving a bonfire unattended, exceeding recreational-fire limits without an FFS authorization, or burning prohibited materials can be cited by the St. Lucie County Fire District under section 17 of its Fire Prevention Code (misdemeanor, fine up to $500 and/or up to 365 days). The fire marshal may order the fire extinguished as a hazardous condition under section 10 of the Code.
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