Eastvale, CA Fire Regulations: Fire Pit Rules (2026)

Eastvale contracts fire protection to CAL FIRE/Riverside County Fire Department, which enforces the California Fire Code (2022 edition) as adopted by Riverside County Ordinance No. 787. The City has no unique backyard fire-pit ordinance, so the statewide CFC standards apply. Under California Fire Code Section 308.1.4, manufactured portable outdoor fireplaces (chimineas, gas/wood fire bowls) must be used per the manufacturer's instructions and must not be operated within 15 feet of a structure or combustible material; one- and two-family dwellings are exempt from that 15-foot distance for portable outdoor fireplaces but must still operate them safely. Recreational/open wood fires not in a manufactured device fall under CFC Section 307: such fires cannot be conducted within 25 feet of a structure and conditions that could spread fire must be cleared before ignition. All such fires must be constantly attended with a means of extinguishment (water or extinguisher) on hand until cold. The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) regulates smoke; open burning of rubbish, leaves, or construction debris is never allowed — only clean, seasoned firewood for recreation. On poor-air-quality (no-burn) days, wood burning may be curtailed.