Yes, you can have a recreational fire. However, there are certain limitations. The fire must be attended at all times and you should have a reasonable means of extinguishing it close at hand, such as a garden hose. Open fires should be at least 25 feet from a house or garage; fires contained in chimneys can be closer, but in no case nearer than ten feet to a structure. Material piled for a fire should not be larger than three feet by three feet and no more than three feet high. The only material you can burn in a recreational fire is clean, dry wood.