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°�" <br />"State <br />Fire Marsha! Division <br />444 Cedar Street, Suite 145, St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-5145 <br />Phone: 6511201-7200 FAX: 6511215-0525 TTY: 651128216555 <br />�,� <br />Internet: hfp://www.fire.state.mn.us <br />RECREATIONAL FIRES INFORMATION SHEET <br />Alcohol & <br />Gambling <br />This fire safety information sheet is based on the 2007 Minnesota State Fire Code <br />Enforcement <br />(MSFC). The requirements outlined in this information sheet apply only to <br />Bureau of <br />recreational fires that are no larger than 3 feet in diameter and 2 feet in height used <br />Criminal <br />Apprehension <br />for pleasure, religious, ceremonial, cooking, warmth, or similar purposes. An fire <br />p g� g p� y <br />larger than these dimensions is considered "open burning" and regulated by the <br />Capitol Security <br />Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DN. R). For further information on the <br />Crime Victim <br />requirements for open burning or for permits please contact the DNR at 651-296- <br />Services <br />6157 or info@drinstate.mn.us. <br />Driver & Vehicle <br />Services <br />SECTION 1— RECREATIONAL FIRES <br />Emergency <br />Management 1 <br />1.1 Minimum requirements for recreational fires <br />Emergency <br />The 2007 MSFC establishes the minimum requirements for recreational fires that are <br />Response <br />applicable throughout the state of Minnesota. The following information is <br />Commission <br />applicable even if a local jurisdiction does not have an ordinance regulating <br />State Fire <br />recreational fires. <br />Marshal 1 <br />Pipeline Safety <br />(1) Recreational fires must be at least 25 feet from all buildings or combustible <br />State Patrol <br />materials. Combustible materials are things such as wood, paper, and plastics <br />Traffic Safety <br />[MSFC (07) Section 307.4.21. <br />(2) Conditions which could cause a fire to spread within 25 feet of a structure <br />shall be eliminated prior to ignition [MSFC (07) Section 307.4.21. <br />(3) Recreational fires must be constantly attended until the fire burns out <br />completely or is extinguished [MSFC (07) Section 307.5]. <br />(4) A minimum of one portable fire extinguisher complying with MSFC (07) <br />Section 906 with a minimum 4-A rating or other approved on-site fire <br />extinguishing equipment, such as dirt, sand, or garden hose shall be readily <br />available at all times until the fire is extinguished. Examples of other <br />approved fire extinguishing equipment would be a charged garden hose, dirt, <br />or sand (and a means of applying it) [MSFC (07) Section 307.5]. <br />6IINNEaOTA <br />(5) The only materials permitted in a recreational fire are wood from trees, small <br />rvevc BOT <br />branches, brush, or charcoal. Treated lumber materials, construction debris, <br />`�. <br />garbage, plastic materials, or waste materials are not allowed to be burned in <br />recreational fires [MN Statute 88.171]. <br />(6) Recreational fires must be immediately extinguished if they pose a fire safety <br />risk, if they are not in compliance with the above, or when directed to do so by <br />a police officer, firefighter, fire warden, or DNR officer [MSFC (07) Section <br />307.3]. <br />