Pinellas County, FL Fire Regulations: Fire Pits & Backyard Fires (2026)

Fire ring means a cleared area on the ground a minimum of 15 feet from a structure, no less than five feet in diameter outside of the burn area where a fire is made of untreated wood, charcoal or other fuels as defined herein. For purposes of this section, a fire ring includes a chimenea or other elevated fireplace used for containing a recreational fire.

Garbage means all kitchen and table food waste, animal or vegetative waste that is attendant or which results from the storage, packaging, preparation, cooking or handling of food materials.

Grill means a device used for cooking where a combustion source is elevated off of the ground and food cooked over open flame.

Listed means equipment, materials, or services included in a list published by an organization that is acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction and concerned with evaluation of products or services, that maintains periodic inspection of production of listed equipment or materials or periodic evaluation of services, and whose listing states that either the equipment, material, or service meets appropriate designated standards or has been tested and found suitable for a specified purpose.

Land clearing debris means uprooted or cleared vegetation resulting from a land clearing operation, including any untreated wood generated by the land clearing operation (e.g., untreated fence posts).