Colorado Statewide Open Fire Ban Expired

Statewide ban on open fires enacted on August 19, 2020 for 30 days.

Information on fire restrictions and bans can change rapidly. The most current information can and should be obtained from your local county sheriff or the forest service.

This map does not provide information on federal restrictions within lands managed by the USFS, BLM or NPS. It is limited to Colorado county jurisdictions. For federal restrictions, please scroll to the bottom of the page.
Colorado Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, Department of Public Safety

Polis Declares A Statewide Open Fire Ban For 30 Days As Wildfires Rage On
By Alison Borden, CPR | August 18, 2020

As four major wildfires scorch more than 130,000 acres of Colorado, Gov. Jared Polis issued a statewide ban on open fires.

Amid hot weather and a late summer monsoon that failed to appear, many places in Colorado had already issued local bans on campfires and fireworks, and other sources of fire, like smoking on the open.

The statewide ban will be in effect for 30 days.

Watch the governor's full press conference here.

Governor Polis's order


drive.google.com/file/d/1x3AUFbxeWS28iHhYRHNHvuDJcGufBMcu/view

Given the continued fire risk in the State & the continued strain on government resources due to COVID-19, the Fire Ban Executive Order-ordering the temporary suspension of statute concerning bans on open burning, has been extended for an additional 30 days, to October 7 2020. Read more at bit.ly/2FnQzcc

Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control
October 7, 2020

Reminder! Statewide fire restrictions are no longer in effect. Executive Orders (EO) 168 and 190 have expired as of September 30, 2020

Currently, EO 210, is in effect. This EO gives counties additional flexibility to implement fire restrictions outside of traditional high fire danger criteria in statute. It expires on November 4, 2020, unless extended.

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