Fire pit rules in Fayetteville, AR — also called outdoor burning, recreational fire, or open flame ordinances — cover fuel types, clearances, and when burning is allowed.
Backyard recreational fires and portable outdoor fireplaces are legal in Fayetteville without a burn permit, but a responsible adult must tend the fire at all times and the Mayor can suspend them with a Burn Ban Order during dry conditions.
Fayetteville adopts the Arkansas Fire Prevention Code, which treats a contained recreational fire or portable outdoor fireplace burning clean wood differently from open burning of yard debris, so a small backyard fire pit needs no residential burn permit. It must be attended continuously by a responsible adult with a way to extinguish it kept close. Under Fayetteville Code Sec. 94.03, letting a fire escape your control, or spread to a neighbor's land, is a misdemeanor, and a person responsible for fire that damages another pays double damages. During drought the Mayor issues a Burn Ban Order that halts open flames citywide, and the Fire Chief can prohibit fires when conditions are hazardous.
Letting a recreational fire escape or spread is a misdemeanor under Sec. 94.03, citable by the Fire Marshal, and the responsible person owes double damages plus fire-suppression costs to anyone harmed.
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