Yup, and I never knew that. It helped me make sense of why the original camps weren't preserved. The people at the time had way more pressing matters to deal with

I had the same question about concentration camps. Then I had a chance to visit Dachau during the MLK holiday as I went to Germany for a Nato conference, but due to the holiday me and my DET SGT and I had a whole day to ourselves. So we went.

Dachau, after WWII ended, was used as a refugee camp. We bombed the absolute shit out of Germany during WWII, and most of the populace was experiencing disease and famine (hence why so many camp prisoners died. The Germans literally couldn't feed their own citizens.) So after the Marshall plan rebuilt West Germany, their primary focus was on rebuilding their military. This is in the 1960s/70s, so the big fear was the Soviet Union pouring tank divisions into West Germany. So they neglected it.

Today, the camp is a mostly recreation of what it was like. The original buildings are long gone. They've built reproductions, but everyone back in 1946 had bigger concerns then preserving a camp. I get it now.

So for the answer to why did the Parthenon fall into disrepair, I bet they had bigger problems to deal with.

You guys don't have some sort of national fire council that issues recommendations? In the US, we have the NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) that issues recommendations as they are not law makers. Basically, every state/city adopts those recommendations as building code.

Edit 1. I apologize I was wrong. The NFPA is a global organization. I've only interacted with NFPA for certs and building codes. I didn't realize they do more than just the US.

https://www.nfpa.org/About-NFPA#:~:text=The%20National%20Fire%20Protection%20Association,fire%2C%20electrical%20and%20related%20hazards.

Check your state/city ordinances. In my city, a portable fire pit must be 15 feet from any structure or overhanging hazard (tree branch/power lines, hence why we call it the 15-foot cubed rule. 15 feet in all directions, including up.)

Now, to be fair, you'll probably never get called out on it. Sort of like operating a grill on a deck, which is also not allowed.

The issue is if there ever is a fire and your insurance company sends a private fire inspector and they see a portable fire pit with nowhere to legally deploy it, they are going to deny the claim. Then you just eat the full costs. This is from a fire starting outside. If your furnace blows up, they won't care about the fire pit

Lol nope. 25ft from a structure. And that's 25 ft in a cube. At least in my state. 15ft for a portable fire pit, 25ft for a fixed. Just tear it out, it's way to close.