Backyard smokers are allowed and are expressly exempt from Escambia County's open-burning rules, even during a burn ban. But like grills, under the Florida Fire Prevention Code (NFPA 1) a smoker cannot be used on a balcony, under an overhang, or within 10 feet of a multifamily building.
Escambia County Code Sec. 50-1 exempts outdoor cooking in barbecue grills, smokers, or other outdoor stoves at private residences and businesses from the open-burning prohibition, so a charcoal, wood or pellet smoker is treated as a cooking device rather than a recreational fire, and it may be used even when a burn ban suspends open burning. The statewide Florida Fire Prevention Code (NFPA 1) still applies: for buildings other than one- and two-family dwellings, no smoker or similar cooking device may be used or kindled on any balcony, under an overhang, or within 10 feet of the structure. At single-family homes a smoker is fine, but it should sit on a noncombustible surface, well away from siding, eaves, fences and
Using a smoker on an apartment or condo balcony violates the Florida Fire Prevention Code and can be cited by Escambia County Fire Rescue with a removal order. An escaped fire brings civil liability. Persistent smoke complaints, if any, would
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