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Reckless burning

Reckless burning is a crime that involves illegally setting fire to something not of building proportions, such as leaves or trash. It is a lesser charge than arson. It is usually enacted and levied in areas of high fire risk to prevent people from starting fires that could easily get out of control.

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Reckless burning is a crime that involves illegally setting fire to something not of building proportions, such as leaves or trash.12 It is a lesser charge than arson. It is usually enacted and levied in areas of high fire risk to prevent people from starting fires that could easily get out of control. 3

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  1. "RCW 9A.48.050: Reckless burning in the second degree". app.leg.wa.gov. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
  2. "25 CFR § 11.409 - Reckless burning or exploding". LII / Legal Information Institute. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
  3. "RDS 2013 0009.6 - Spatial wildfire occurrence for the united states, 1999-2020". Retrieved 2025-01-09.