A portable and expandable fence system to provide a protective barrier around a campfire is disclosed. The fence system comprises a plurality of slats coupled together via a plurality of hinged connectors that allow the fire fence to be easily expanded and retracted in an accordion-like manner. In an expanded configuration, a first portion of the plurality of slats are substantially parallel to one another and a second portion of the plurality of slats are substantially parallel to one another, but positioned diagonally opposite to the first portion of slats. In a retracted configuration, the plurality of slats form a compacted cylindrically-shaped structure, wherein the plurality of slats are each relatively parallel to one another, substantially vertical in relation to the ground, and in contact with one another. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the system further comprises a plurality of additional safety features.