Everett allows residential smokers (pellet, electric, charcoal, wood) under the same fire-code rules as other open-flame cooking devices in IFC Section 308 as adopted by EMC Title 13. Wood and pellet smokers are subject to Puget Sound Clean Air Agency Stage 2 burn bans, which prohibit recreational solid-fuel burning during poor-air-quality episodes. Setbacks from combustible construction are required.
EMC Title 13 (Everett's adoption of the Washington State Fire Code, WAC 51-54A) treats charcoal, wood, and pellet smokers as open-flame cooking devices under IFC Section 308. They must be operated on a non-combustible surface, kept at least 10 feet from combustible balcony or wall construction at Group R-2 multi-family buildings, and never used inside an enclosed space, garage, or under a combustible overhang. Single-family residential use follows manufacturer separation distances, typically 24 to 36 inches from any wall or roof element. The Puget Sound Clean Air Agency, which regulates air quality across King, Pierce, Snohomish, and Kitsap counties (including Everett), can declare Stage 1 burn bans (no fires in non-EPA-certified wood stoves and no outdoor wood burning) and Stage 2 burn bans (all wood burning prohibited, including outdoor recreational and pellet stoves). Wood and pellet smokers fall under these bans. Propane and electric smokers remain exempt because they do not burn solid fuel. Ash and embers must be fully extinguished before disposal in a non-combustible container; improper ash disposal is a common cause of summer residential fires investigated by Everett Fire.
Operating a solid-fuel smoker during a PSCAA Stage 2 burn ban is a violation enforced by PSCAA under WAC 173-433 with civil penalties up to $1,000 per day. Fire-code setback and clearance violations are enforced under EMC Title 13 with penalties up to $500 per day. Fires that escape containment can trigger Everett Fire Department cost-recovery billing and criminal reckless-burning charges under RCW 9A.48.040.
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