Campfires can you do without?

path1 wrote:

We wouldn't think of camping without a nice fire to sit in front of at night. Here in SoCal, when there's a Red Flag fire warning, you can forget about propane fireplaces, charcoal or gas BBQs. The only allowed cooking device during a Red Flag warning is a metal gas or propane stove, and you have to sign up for a permit to use that: No Open Flames...

http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/cleveland/home/?cid=stelprdb5302612
As in most things nowdays you have to check out the fine print. Unless I'm reading this wrong some campgrounds are OK.
No wood or charcoal fires are allowed except in identified developed campgrounds and developed picnic areas within designated fire rings.

a. Identified campground and picnic areas where wood or charcoal fires are allowed:
(goes on listing campgrounds

No fires would curtail Boondocking though, (according to rules).

Yes, you're reading it wrong. That's under ELEVATED fire conditions. During a RED FLAG fire condition, only a gas or propane stove is allowed for cooking, and then for boondocking only with a permit - in an established campground, your pass is your permit unless otherwise ordered. No wood fires, no charcoal, no propane campfires, etc. See the picture of me above in the Cleveland National Forest in an established campground displaying the fire regulations sign during a RED FLAG condition, the symbols tell the story...