"Scott Lurndal" wrote:

Fires and fireplaces are legal in California. Some municipalities
no
longer allow fireplaces in new construction (but that's not
state-wide)
and some areas forbid burning on nights when there is an inversion
layer
(10 or so nights per winter) (also not state-wide).

An even larger threat is posed by the possibility of an errant spark
during fire season.

You can have a 10,000 acre brush fire in a heart beat, especially if
the winds are blowing.

Lew