Open burning is prohibited in Roseville, and state statute prohibits burning yard waste or trash in a fire pit or barbecue. Leaves, twigs and paper can become airborne and spread a fire. Treated or painted wood, wood products and building waste add pollutants to the air.

If you are planning a cookout or campfire, please follow the recreational fire rules:

• Keep a minimum distance of 25 feet from the fire to a structure or property line.
• Keep anything combustible outside three feet of the fire.
• Keep fires under three feet in diameter and burn for less than four hours.
• Only use fire for cooking or social or recreational purposes.
• Charcoal and logs are the only permitted fuels.
• Trash, debris, grass, tree trimmings or similar materials may not be burned in the fire.

Visit www.cityofroseville.com/firerules or call 651-792-7342 for additional recreational fire guidelines.

Fires not complying with the rules listed above are in violation of state statute or local ordinance. In Roseville, call 651-484-1267 if you have concerns about someone burning something illegally. If a fire gets out of hand, call 9-1-1 before attempting to douse the flames.