Seattle and its whole county has some of the worst smog in the world, that's why. Fireplaces are only to be used if it's your only form of heat.
However, people owning large properties in rural areas, farms and stuff, can have a burn permit, and they can make bonfires whenever they like. I've been to a couple of those. Bonfires and fireworks on most ocean beaches are OK too, so long as the fires are way out in the empty part of the estuary, and kept far, far away from the dunes and flora and fauna and other things that would be sad if they caught on fire.
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Date: 2009-12-22 12:17 pm (UTC)However, people owning large properties in rural areas, farms and stuff, can have a burn permit, and they can make bonfires whenever they like. I've been to a couple of those. Bonfires and fireworks on most ocean beaches are OK too, so long as the fires are way out in the empty part of the estuary, and kept far, far away from the dunes and flora and fauna and other things that would be sad if they caught on fire.