Fire pit rules in Licking County, OH — also called outdoor burning, recreational fire, or open flame ordinances — cover fuel types, clearances, and when burning is allowed.
Recreational fires and cookouts are allowed across Licking County, but the Newark Fire Department caps them at 3 feet wide by 2 feet high and keeps flames 25 feet from any building, or 15 feet in an approved container.
The Newark Fire Department, which serves the county seat, sets the practical standard most Licking County residents follow: a cookout or recreational fire no larger than 3 feet wide by 2 feet high, kept at least 25 feet from any building, or 15 feet if you burn in an approved container. The fire must be attended the whole time with a fire extinguisher or garden hose ready, and only clean, seasoned firewood should be burned. Bonfires need special permission from the fire prevention bureau. Granville, Heath, Pataskala, and the townships apply the Ohio Fire Code and their own departments' guidance.
An out-of-control, unattended, or waste-burning fire draws a fire-department order to extinguish and a fire-code citation. If a neighbor complains about the smoke, the department will order the fire put out.
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