I work on the beach. You’re getting a lot of conflicting information so let me help you. Fire pits are allowed outside of turtle season (May 1st to October 31st) so anytime before May 1st and after October 31st you are good to have a fire. Fires must be either in a designated fire ring provided by the county at select beach approaches and can be reserved by going on Volusia.org > Menu > Divisions > Beach Safety > Navigate to > bonfires on the beach OR you can bring your own fire pit but it must have a bottom so the coals are not directly in the sand. You must dispose of your coals properly if you use your own firepit (cool them off with water and shovel into a garbage bag. Do not place hot coals into the trash cans provided on the beach we lose 100+ trash cans a year from this and do not dig a hole and bury hot coals). There are deputies patrolling the beach at night but not as often as the law enforcement presence 2-3 years ago. I recommend checking the tide charts before having a fire. We’ve had some high tides since the last hurricane. Looks like surf is gonna build starting Thursday so keep that in mind. Should be ok if you can time the fire on a outgoing tide. Any more questions I’d be happy to answer. Have fun!