BE PREPARED: When a RED FLAG WARNING is issued, additional fire restrictions will apply.
🚩⚠️RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT TODAY & TOMORROW (8/11 & 8/12/20) FROM 12 NOON TO 8 PM FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND DRY FUELS.
🚫🔥STAGE 2 Fire Restrictions will be in effect for unincorporated Eagle County during this time.
🚫🔥NO OPEN FLAMES! Hot work will require a permit. See the flyers below for details. 🚫🔥
🔥Stage 1 Fire Restrictions will be implemented and effective at 00:01 a.m. on Thursday, July 2, 2020, for all unincorporated areas of Eagle County and will remain in effect until further notice. The BLM (Bureau of LandManagment) and USFS (United States Forest Service) lands in Eagle County will also be enacting Stage 1 Fire Restrictions at the same time. ✅Check with your local municipality for specific restrictions.
🚩PLEASE NOTE: Stage 2 Fire Restrictions will be in effect for Eagle County during any period of a RED FLAG WARNING when issued by the National Weather Service without any further action by the Sheriff.
💥🧨Please remember that fireworks are always banned on public lands and are not allowed under Stage 1 Fire Restrictions.
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⛅The NWS (National Weather Service) will announce a Red Flag Warning as issued for weather events which may result in extreme fire behavior that will occur within 24 hours. ... The type of weather patterns that can cause a watch or warning include low relative humidity, strong winds, dry fuels, the possibility of dry lightning strikes, or any combination of the above.
⚠The Eagle County Sheriff’s Office would like to encourage residents and visitors to take personal responsibility and prepare before a wild-land fire occurs.
🚩PLEASE NOTE: Stage 2 Fire Restrictions will be in effect for Eagle County during any period of a RED FLAG WARNING when issued by the National Weather Service without any further action by the Sheriff.
💥🧨Please remember that fireworks are always banned on public lands and are not allowed under Stage 1 Fire Restrictions.
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⚠The Eagle County Sheriff’s Office would like to encourage residents and visitors to take personal responsibility and prepare before a wild-land fire occurs.
6.30.20 – Stage 1 Fire Restrictions Implemented In Eagle County
View Media Release HERE This information is in effect until further notice.
6.17.20 – A Reminder to Be Prepared for Fire Restrictions During RED FLAG WARNINGS in Eagle County View Media Release HERE
This information is in effect until further notice.
For more information about fire restrictions on Federal Lands:
U.S. Forest Service link
For information about fire restrictions across the State of Colorado:
CO Public Safety link
Eagle County is comprised of multiple authorities responsible for managing fire restrictions, including federal public lands managed by the United States Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management, unincorporated Eagle County, towns, and local municipalities. The map below is intended to provide an overview of current fire restrictions across these jurisdictions covering all land within the boundaries of Eagle County and is a joint effort between the jurisdictions.
*To view new table, click on the image at the bottom of the page below
Details regarding each type of fire restriction stage appear below the map on this page.
Eagle County Fire Restriction Categories/Map Key
No Fire Restrictions = Green
Stage 1 Fire Restrictions = Yellow
Stage 2 Fire Restrictions = Red
Complete Fire Ban = Black
Detailed overview:
No Restrictions = Green
- NOTE: No explosive targets or incendiary (tracer) rounds. These are never allowed on Federal lands
- The Eagle County Sheriff’s Office would like to encourage residents and visitors to take personal responsibility and prepare before a wildland fire occurs.
Stage 1 Fire Restrictions = Yellow (click on the flyer to view)
What is NOT ALLOWED?
- ALL personal uses of Fireworks are prohibited!
- ANY fire not within a permanently constructed fire pit, ring, or grate on PUBLIC or PRIVATE land.
- Fires contained within portable devices (chimineas, grills and tiki torches with no shut-off valve) on undeveloped lands.
- Smoking outdoors in an area that is not cleared of all combustible materials.
- No explosive targets or incendiary (tracer) rounds. These are never allowed on Federal lands.
- Using any internal or external combustion engine WITHOUT a spark-arresting device.
- Welding or operating acetylene or other torches with an open flame in an area that is NOT cleared of at least 10 feet in diameter and NOT in possession of a chemical pressurized fire extinguisher.
What IS ALLOWED?
- Professional fireworks displays are allowed.
- Fires contained within a permanently constructed fire pit, ring or grate on PRIVATE land; or within a fee-charged PUBLIC recreational site, such as campgrounds.
- Fires contained within liquid-fueled or gas-fueled stoves, lanterns, or heating devices on PUBLIC or PRIVATE land.
- Smoking within an enclosed vehicle, building, developed recreation site, or in an area that is cleared of all combustible materials.
- Shooting or discharging firearms on PRIVATE land or at a PUBLIC Shooting Range.
- Using internal or external combustion engines WITH a spark-arresting device.
- Welding or operating acetylene or other torches with an open flame in cleared areas of at least 10 feet in diameter and in possession of a chemical pressurized fire extinguisher.
- ALL personal uses of Fireworks are prohibited.
- Building, maintaining, attending, or using an open fire, campfire, or open flame outdoors is PROHIBITED. This includes charcoal grills, BBQs, coal, and wood-burning stoves.
- Smoking outdoors when not in a developed recreational site or in an area that is cleared of all combustible materials.
- No explosive targets or incendiary (tracer) rounds. These are never allowed on Federal lands.
- Using any internal or external combustion engine (chainsaw, ATV, generator etc.) WITHOUT a spark-arresting device.
- Welding or operating acetylene or other torch devices with open flame outdoors. A ‘HOTWORK’ permit can be issued thru a local fire department with a site inspection.
- Professional fireworks displays are allowed.
- Fires contained within liquid-fueled or gas-fueled stoves, lanterns, or heating devices on PUBLIC or PRIVATE land with a shut-off valve.
- Smoking within an enclosed vehicle, building, developed recreation site, or in an area that is cleared of all combustible materials.
- Shooting or discharging firearms for hunting, with a valid and current hunting license on PUBLIC lands.
- Using internal or external combustion engines WITH a spark-arresting device, and a chemical pressurized fire extinguisher with a sound pointed shovel at least 35” long. Both must be readily available for use.
Complete Fire Ban = Black
Complete Fire BAN, ALL hot work requires a permit from local fire authority.
*View the above map online as a stand-alone here. To incorporate the KML layer onto your own maps or to embed the map into a website, please contact brandon.williams@eaglecounty.us
2019 Eagle County fire restrictions table : (click on image to view)
For further clarification on fire restrictions, please contact the Eagle County Sheriff's Office at (970) 328-8500 & press 2 for the general administration line.
*View the above map online as a stand-alone here. To incorporate the KML layer onto your own maps or to embed the map into a website, please contact brandon.williams@eaglecounty.us
2019 Eagle County fire restrictions table : (click on image to view)
For further clarification on fire restrictions, please contact the Eagle County Sheriff's Office at (970) 328-8500 & press 2 for the general administration line.
