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Half Moon Bay OKs two-week trial of enclosed fire pits on Poplar Beach with safety conditions
Summary
On Jan. 21 the Half Moon Bay City Council approved a pilot to place up to four enclosed fire pits on Poplar Beach, to run within a weather window between Jan. 22 and March 31, 2025. Council required mesh/lids and on-site monitoring during pilot runs and said the program will fall under the city’s insurance and indemnification.
The Half Moon Bay City Council on Jan. 21 approved a pilot program to place up to four enclosed fire pits on Poplar Beach during a two-week window between Jan. 22 and March 31, 2025, contingent on safety conditions including mesh covers and lids to reduce ember release and an on-site monitoring plan.
Council members voted unanimously to allow the trial after extended public comment and debate about fire risk and public use of the beach. Vice Mayor Redick, who supported the pilot, called the pits “a way to contain the fire” and said they could be a safer alternative to the uncontrolled bonfires that regularly occur on the coast.
The pilot was proposed by Eagle Scout candidate Chloe Standes, who told council that the project has Coastal Commission concurrence for the pilot and is intended to reduce hazards, limit hot-coal incidents and give teenagers a supervised place to gather…
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