Fire Ban Details

Open burning is prohibited, including "bonfires" that requires a permit from the fire authority having jurisdiction. (2015 IFC 105.6.32)

A bonfire is NOT authorized during a Stage 2 fire ban.

Chain saws shall only be operated with a USDA or SAE approved spark arresting device properly installed and in proper working order, and having an extinguishing source, water, pressurized water extinguisher or a chemical pressurized fire extinguisher of not less than eight ounces capacity by weight, and possessing one large size pointed shovel with an overall length of at least thirty-six inches. All must be readily available for quick use.

Charcoal grills use either charcoal briquettes or all-natural lump charcoal as their fuel source. The charcoal, when burned, will transform into embers radiating the heat necessary to cook food.

A charcoal grill is NOT authorized during a fire ban, including in private residences, as it produces an open flame which is not liquid or gas fueled.

A chiminea is a freestanding front-loading fireplace or oven with a bulbous body and usually a vertical smoke vent or chimney.

Fires start very quickly in chimineas after ignition with papers and small pieces of wood. When in full burn after just 15 minutes, they give off tremendous heat due to their design which allows much more air to be drawn in than, for example, a fire basket.

A chiminea or a portable outdoor fireplace is NOT authorized during a fire ban, including in private residences, as it produces an open flame that is not liquid or gas-fueled.

DEFINITION:

Portable Outdoor Fireplace: A commercially purchased portable, outdoor, solid-fuel-burning fireplace that may be constructed of steel, concrete, clay, or other non-combustible material. A portable outdoor fireplace may be open in design or may be equipped with a small hearth opening and a short chimney or chimney opening at the top. These devices must be operated according to the manufacturers' instructions with all covers, screens, spark arresters, and grates in place. Portable outdoor fireplaces shall not be operated within 30 feet of a structure or combustible material.

A fire pit is a construction or device used to contain recreational fires and prevent them from spreading and turning into wildfires.

A fire ring has no bottom and is made of forged metal, stones, concrete, etc. which surround and contain a fire. 

Wood or combustible burning fire pits or rings are NOT authorized during a fire ban, including in private residences, as it produces an open flame that is not liquid or gas-fueled.

The USE of ALL fireworks is prohibited in a fire ban. This includes "permissible fireworks" such as, but not limited to small fireworks devices designed to produce audible or visual effects by combustion, fountains, cones, spinners, sparklers, poppers, snake or glow worm pellets and other trick noisemakers. Please see the complete listing as defined below.

DEFINITION:

Fireworks as defined in section 12-28-101(3) C.R.S, and shall specifically include "permissible fireworks" as defined in section 12-28-101(8) C.R.S.

Shooting tracer rounds or explosive type targets are prohibited.

The use of an explosive initiation system requiring a burning fuse line is prohibited.

A sky lantern is uninhabited free floating device which includes a flame or other heating device to heat air as a lifting mechanism. 

Most authorities require a permit prior to launching.

Sky lanterns are NOT authorized during a fire ban, including in private residences, as it produces an open flame which is not liquid or gas fueled.

Smoking, except within an enclosed vehicle or building, or while stopped in an area of at least six feet in diameter that is barren or cleared of all combustible material.

A bamboo torch that burns oil or gas common in Tiki culture which is also a popular party decoration.

A Tiki torch is NOT authorized during a fire ban, including in private residences.

Using any fire to burn trash, debris, fence rows or vegetation, or any campfire are NOT authorized during a fire ban, including in private residences, as it produces an open flame which is not liquid or gas fueled.

There are restrictions in a fire ban regarding operating an acetylene or other torch, welding, or the use of an explosive initiation system.

Welding and cutting torch appliances, as described below in the definition section, shall only be operated within an area that is barren or cleared of all combustible materials at least 30 feet in all directions from the operating equipment. (2015 IFC 308.1.6). This operation may only be done during a declared "Fire Ban" upon receiving a permit from the Fire Authority having jurisdiction over the operating location. (2015 IFC 105.6.31).

DEFINITION:

Welding and Cutting Torch Appliances: Gas cylinder mixtures, electric and/or portable powered welders, and cutting appliances that produce heat, flame, sparks, molten metal slag, etc.