If you want to start a fire in the garden, you should be informed about the legal regulations.
This also applies to handling a fire bowl.
For many, the garden is a place to make yourself comfortable, especially in summer.
Whether by the pool * during the day, in the vegetable patch, for a barbecue or in the evening by the fire bowl.
But for the latter in particular, it is important to know some legal regulations.
So that the neighbor doesn't suddenly sound the alarm and the fire brigade is in the garden, we have compiled the most important information for you here.
Fire in the garden: general rules
Of course, you should not set a fire in the garden when it is the extreme dry season.
The risk of starting a major fire is simply too great here.
Fire
accelerators are according to
Meinschoenergarten.de
also not recommended.
The reason for this is that they contain a lot of pollutants.
Then it would be better to use
natural materials
.
It is also important
to use
a
fireproof pad for protection
.
Also, remember never to let the fire burn alone in the garden.
After all, you can never be too careful when dealing with fire.
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.
Using a fire bowl in the garden - you should know that
You don't need a permit for a campfire.
Nevertheless, it is appealed to treat the fire with caution.
In the case of a fire bowl or a fire basket, the size depends on the approval.
But also on the fuel.
The following applies here:
the fire bowl can have
a maximum diameter of one meter
without requiring a permit.
Anything beyond that must be specially approved, as it is then no longer considered a cozy fire.
Incidentally, the permitted fuels are
small branches or split logs
.
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Tip for the garden and balcony: You can use vinegar for these areas
.
Fire bowl in the garden: the legal situation
Certain legal regulations apply to both fire bowls and fire baskets if they are to be used in the garden.
In principle, they do not require approval, provided that
certain provisions are complied
with.
One of them is its
purpose
, it should be that of a warm or cozy fire
be.
When it comes to fuel, these laws explain exactly what is allowed.
Namely
natural lumpy wood
(§ 3 Paragraph 1 No. 4 of the 1st BImSchV) or
pressed wood briquettes
(§ 3 Paragraph 1 No. 5a of the 1st BImSchV).
An administrative offense in the sense of misappropriation would already exist if waste was also burned in the fire.
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