Stage I

Activities allowed without permit:

• Fires within liquid-fueled or gas-fueled stoves, grills, fire pits, or other gas/liquid-fueled appliances
• Outdoor welding or hot work
• Residential use of charcoal grills, smokers, tiki torches, fires in chimineas, or other portable fireplaces or patio fire pits must be supervised by a responsible person at least 18 years old. Portable fires and chimineas must have a lid or screen, and all openings must be less than 1/4 inch.
• Use of indoor fireplaces and wood-burning stoves with an approved chimney spark arrestor.
• Small recreational fires contained in fixed permanent metal/steel fire pits (rock fire rings are considered temporary and not permanent) with flam lengths not more than four feet. Recreational pit dimensions shall not exceed 3 feet in diameter and 2 feet in depth.
• Sale and use of fireworks in compliance with state and local regulations
• Use of educational rockets
• Recreational shooting and target practice
• Discharge of firearms

Activities requiring a permit from local fire department:

• Open burning per local fire department regulations
• Professional firework displays
• Tethered sky lanterns

Stage II

Activities allowed without permit:

• Use of indoor fireplaces and wood-burning stoves with an approved chimney spark arrestor
• Fires within liquid-fueled or gas-fueled stoves, grills, fire pits, or other gas/liquid fueled appliances
• Residential use of charcoal grill fires and smokers when such use is supervised by a responsible party at least 18 years of age
• Fire suppression or fire department training fires
• Discharge of firearms

Activities allowed with permit from local fire department:

• Outdoor welding or hot work
• Professional firework displays
• Use of educational rockets
• Small recreational fires contained in fixed permanent metal/steel fire pits (Rock fire rings are considered temporary and not permanent.) with flame lengths not more than 4 feet. Recreational pit dimensions shall not exceed 3 feet in diameter and 2 feet in depth