Fire department offers safety tips

The Bismarck Fire Department has issued some safety tips for use of fire pits and grills during times of burn bans.

The following guidelines should be followed if you plan to use a fire pit or chimneys within the city limits: Fire pits or chimneys must be commercially manufactured with spark arresters or be a permanent structure that is part of your landscape design. A hole dug into the ground and ringed with rocks is not considered a fire pit.

Fire pits must have a total fuel area of 3  feet or less in diameter and 2 feet or less in fuel height.

The device must be placed at least 15 feet from any combustibles including your house, garage, shed or fence.

A fire extinguisher, water hose, sand or some type of extinguishing material should be available at all times.

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