Fire pit rules in Snohomish County, WA — also called outdoor burning, recreational fire, or open flame ordinances — cover fuel types, clearances, and when burning is allowed.
Fire pits, fire bowls, and chimineas are allowed in unincorporated Snohomish County as recreational fires. Fires must not exceed three feet in diameter or two feet in height, may burn only charcoal, dried firewood, or manufactured firelogs, and must be attended and extinguished.
Under Puget Sound Clean Air Agency rules that govern all of Snohomish County, fires lit in fire pits, fire bowls, chimineas, and similar free-standing devices (except burn barrels) are recreational fires. Recreational fires under three feet in diameter and two feet high do not require a burn permit. Only charcoal, dried firewood, or manufactured firelogs may be used; burning yard debris, trash, or treated wood in a pit is illegal. A person capable of extinguishing the fire must attend it at all times, and it must be out before you leave. Fire pits are banned during air-quality burn bans and some fire-safety burn bans issued by the County Fire Marshal.
Illegal fires (wrong fuel, oversized, or burning during a ban) draw fines that typically start at $1,000 plus reimbursement of the fire department's response costs.
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