Clear Creek County Stage 1 Fire Restrictions September 3, 2024

Effective at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 3, Clear Creek County re-entered into a Stage 1 Fire Ban until further notice. The fire ban applies to all unincorporated areas of the county. For full details of the Stage 1 Fire Ban, see the attached images or visit the County's website at www.clearcreekcounty.us . In short, the Stage 1 Fire Ban prohibits:
• Igniting, building, maintaining, attending or using any open fire as defined in Ordinance No. 16, or using a fire, including charcoal grills and barbecues, coal and wood burning stoves, and sheepherder’s stoves.
• Sale, possessing, discharging or using any type of fireworks or other pyrotechnic device to include sparklers. This order does not differentiate between lawful use or careless/negligent use of fireworks but prohibits all fireworks activity and use on public lands.
• Smoking, except within an enclosed vehicle, trailer, or building.
• All other outdoor spark or flame producing activities.
• Shooting (discharging of firearms of any kind) is prohibited except when engaging in legal hunting activities with a valid hunting license.

To be notified when a fire ban is issued and/or lifted, subscribe to "Fire Ban" notifications on Clear Creek County's website at www.clearcreekcounty.us/list.aspx . Scroll down to "Alert Center" and select "Fire Ban." You can subscribe to be notified via text and/or email.