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Recreational Fires

As the temps get warmer more residents become interested in spending time outdoors during the evening hours and for many of you that means having recreational fires on personal property. Before you put match to firewood it is a good idea to review the standards and guidelines for having recreational fires in the City of Saint Peter.

• There must be a fireproof fire ring separating the fire from the surrounding area.
• The fire ring can not be larger than 36 inches in diameter.
• Only dry kindling wood can be burned in the fire ring. This prohibits the use of wood cut or designed for construction or from construction, including furniture, wood with any finish or foreign substance on it, twigs, leaves, green (wet) wood and anything other than wood cut from trees.
• Flames can not be allowed to reach higher than three (3) feet.
• There must be a garden hose connected to a water source within reach of the fire.
• The fire must be tended at all times.
• The fire must be for recreation only.
• Fires can not smolder or produce large amounts of smoke.
• The fire or smoke can not bother any neighbor or other resident of the City.
• The fire can not be deemed careless in any manner due to strong winds or other circumstances and if the fire is found to be careless in nature, violators will be prosecuted.