Backyard campfires and cooking fires are allowed only when no burn restriction is in effect, using clean natural fuels, and kept to 3 feet across by 2 feet tall. During Spokane County's seasonal fire-danger restrictions, all backyard fires and campfires are prohibited.
SRCAA classifies backyard campfires and cooking fires as recreational fires: they may burn only charcoal, natural gas, propane, manufactured logs/pellets, or dry clean untreated firewood, and must not exceed 3 feet across by 2 feet tall. Keep the fire attended, away from structures and overhanging branches, with water or an extinguisher on hand. During a seasonal fire-danger burn restriction — issued in Spokane County most summers — recreational fires including backyard fire pits and campfires are prohibited, though some spark-arrestor devices like chimineas may remain allowed. During an SRCAA air-quality Stage 1, all solid-fuel outdoor burning is banned.
Lighting a backyard fire during a restriction can bring an SRCAA penalty and, on DNR-protected land, a ticket, prosecution, or civil recovery for a fire that spreads.
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