Fire pit rules in Calverton, NY — also called outdoor burning, recreational fire, or open flame ordinances — cover fuel types, clearances, and when burning is allowed.
Suffolk County does not regulate backyard recreational fires county-wide; jurisdiction falls to New York State open-burning law (6 NYCRR Part 215) and the individual towns (Brookhaven, Islip, Babylon, Huntington, etc.) under their own Town Code. State law caps recreational fires at 3 feet high by 4 feet wide and limits fuel to clean, untreated wood or charcoal, and bans residential open burning entirely between March 16 and May 14 each year.
6 NYCRR §215.3 permits 'small cooking, camping or recreational fires' on residential property provided the fire is contained, less than 3 ft high and 4 ft wide/long/diameter, fueled only by clean dry wood or charcoal, attended at all times, and fully extinguished before being left. The seasonal residential brush burning ban (6 NYCRR §215.4) runs March 16 - May 14 statewide and applies in every Suffolk County town. Suffolk County Code Chapter 490 (Outdoor Wood-Fired Furnaces) regulates large outdoor wood boilers — not recreational fire pits — requiring 200-foot setbacks from neighboring residences. Town fire marshals (Brookhaven, Islip, Smithtown, Southampton, etc.) enforce both the NYS open-burning rules and any additional municipal restrictions on bonfires above the 3x4 threshold.
Violation of 6 NYCRR Part 215 is punishable under ECL §71-2103 by a civil penalty up to $1,500 for a first offense and $5,000 for subsequent violations. Burning during the March 16 - May 14 ban can trigger additional DEC penalties and any wildfire suppression costs.
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