Open burning (not a demonstration or performance for an audience) is a recreational fire, defined as, “an outdoor fire that burns materials other than rubbish and where the fuel being burned is not contained in an incinerator, outdoor fireplace, portable outdoor fireplace, barbeque grill or barbeque pit and has a total fuel area of 3 feet (914 mm) or less in diameter and 2 feet (610 mm) or less in height for pleasure, religious, ceremonial, cooking, warmth, and/or similar purposes.”
Those hosting events with 50 or more people must fill out an ACE application at least 30 days prior to the scheduled event or the deadline established by the SEO for the event within the appropriate tier.
Those hosting events with less than 50 people must fill out the standalone Open Flame application no less than 10 days prior to the event.