Larimer County adopts fire restrictions
The Board of Larimer County Commissioners today voted 2-0 to adopt fire restrictions in unincorporated Larimer County due to above normal temperatures, and windy, dry conditions.
As of 6 p.m.., April 27, 2022, restrictions on open fires for the unincorporated portions of Larimer County go into effect. These restrictions stay in effect until 6 p.m., May 11, 2022. Also in effect are restrictions on the use of fireworks, public firework displays and incendiary devices. This is not a fire ban.
Restricted today:
- No open fires, including camp or cooking fires
- Smoking in the open is not allowed, including on trails, and parks and open spaces.
- No fireworks or firework displays.
- No incendiary devices including sky lanterns, exploding ammunition, exploding targets, and tracer ammunition.
- No welding
Not Restricted:
- Contained open fires in permanently constructed stationary masonry or metal fireplaces specifically designed for the purpose of combustion.
- The use of internal or external combustion engines with a spark arresting device properly installed, maintained, and in effective working order and meeting published standards.
- Fireplaces or wood stoves located inside permanent structures.
- Fires in commercially operated wood and/or charcoal fired grills designed for cooking.
- Charcoal fired grills when used at a private residence and located on a non-combustible surface of at least 10 feet in diameter.
- Fires such as those in camp stoves and grills using gas or pressurized liquid.
- Welding and other torch work within an enclosed building
- Outdoor welding and other torch work provided that:
- The area where the welding or other torch work is to be performed is free of vegetation for at least 30 feet in all directions
- Wind speed is less than 10 mph.
- There is sufficient amount of fire suppressant immediately available to suppress any fire that may be started.
- Fires in air curtain burners
The Sheriff may give limited exemptions from these restrictions based on his pre-approval and inspection.
Any person who knowingly violates the restrictions can be fined. The Ordinance for the Regulation of Open Burning in Unincorporated Larimer County can be found here: https://www.larimer.org/sites/default/files/fire_ban_ordinance.pdf
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