Public Resources Code section 4432

(a)

A person shall not leave a campfire, kindled or attended by that person, burning or unextinguished unless one of the following requirements is satisfied:

(1)

The person leaves some other person in attendance.

(2)

The fire is enclosed within a stove, oven, drum, or other nonflammable container, in such manner that the fire cannot escape from the container.

(b)

A person shall not allow a campfire, kindled or attended by that person, to spread after it is built.

Source: Section 4432, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=PRC§ionNum=4432.­ (updated Jul. 23, 2021; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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