Grant County, WA Fire Regulations: Fire Pits & Backyard Fires (2026)
Fire pit rules in Grant County, WA, also called outdoor burning, recreational fire, or open flame ordinances, cover fuel types, clearances, and when burning is allowed.
Key Facts
- Fire size limit
- 3 ft by 3 ft, up to 2 ft high
- Structure setback
- 25 feet minimum
- Attendant required
- Person with extinguishing equipment on site
- Suspended during
- Any active burn ban or restriction
- First offense fine
- $150.00 (GCC 6.10.090)
Summary
Recreational fires, campfires, cook fires and bonfires are allowed in unincorporated Grant County under GCC 6.10.050 as long as no burn ban is in effect. The fire itself is capped at three feet by three feet and two feet high, must sit at least twenty-five feet from any structure, and needs someone on site with extinguishing equipment the whole time it burns.
6.10.050 - Recreational fires. Recreational fires are allowed in unincorporated areas of Grant County, provided that no restrictions or burn bans are in effect. The following rules for recreational fires shall apply at all times: 1.Recreational fires, camp fires, cook fires, etc. shall be no greater than three feet by three feet in diameter and no more than two feet in height;2.No recreational fires shall be located within twenty-five feet of any structure;3.A person capable of utilizing fire extinguishing equipment such as buckets, shovels, garden hoses connected to a charged water supply, fire extinguishers, heavy equipment, etc., shall be on site at all times; and4.Fire extinguishing equipment such as buckets, shovels, garden hoses connected to a charged water supply, fire extinguishers, heavy equipment or any equipment that will provide suppression of the proposed fire, shall be on site at all times while the fire is burning.
Full Breakdown
020 as cooking fires, campfires, and bonfires using charcoal or firewood that occur in designated areas or on private property for cooking, pleasure, or ceremonial purposes, a definition that specifically excludes fires used to dispose of debris. 070 or any emergency ban issued under that chapter. 050 caps the fire itself at three feet by three feet in diameter and no more than two feet in height, smaller than the five-foot pile allowance the same chapter gives to vegetation-disposal burning. No recreational fire may be located within twenty-five feet of any structure, the same clearance distance the chapter uses for open burning generally.
The section also requires a person capable of using fire-extinguishing equipment, buckets, shovels, a garden hose connected to a charged water supply, fire extinguishers or heavy equipment, to be on site at all times the fire burns, and requires that same extinguishing equipment to actually be present and ready at the site for the duration.
Violations & Fines
A recreational fire that exceeds the three-by-three-foot, two-foot-height limit, sits closer than twenty-five feet to a structure, or burns without an attendant and extinguishing equipment on site violates GCC 6.10.050 and is a civil infraction under GCC 6.10.080, carrying the same $150.00 first-offense, $300.00 second-offense and $500.00 third-offense penalty ladder set in GCC 6.10.090.
Frequently Asked Questions
How big can my backyard fire pit be in unincorporated Grant County?
Can I still have a campfire during Grant County's summer burn restriction?
What extinguishing equipment does the code require at a fire pit?
Sources & Official References
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