Clear Creek County, Colorado - The Clear Creek County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) has issued a Stage 2 Fire Restrictions Order for all unincorporated areas of the county. The temporary Stage 2 Fire Restrictions are effective at Noon today (12:00pm on Monday, June 29, 2026), and will remain in effect until further notice. Weather and fuel conditions, nearby fire activity, and resource limitations have prompted the transition to Stage 2 Fire Restrictions from the Stage 1 Fire Restrictions that were issued on March 26, 2026.
The signed Stage 2 Fire Restrictions Order is attached, with full details of restrictions. In short, during Stage 2 Fire Restrictions, the following is prohibited:
No igniting, building, maintaining, attending, or using any Open Fire, including charcoal grills and barbeques, coal and wood burning stoves, and sheepherder’s stoves. (See the attached Fire Restrictions Order for a definition of “Open Fire.”) Propane or natural gas barbeque or liquid fuel stoves are allowed if attended at all times and in a fully enclosed, covered barbeque grill or contained within a liquid fuel stove.
No fireworks, including sparklers.
No smoking, except within an enclosed vehicle, trailer, or building.
No possessing or operating motor vehicles off-roads, including off-highway vehicles (OHV), regardless of whether the OHV is classified as a motor vehicle. The only exceptions are:
Vehicles may be parked in an area devoid of vegetation within 10 feet of a roadway or a driveway serving private property.
Overnight parking is permitted in Forest Service-developed campgrounds and trailheads.
All other outdoor spark- or flame-producing activities.
No shooting, except while hunting pursuant to a valid hunting license, or target shooting within the Clear Creek County Sport Shooting Park.
For details related to chainsaw, welding, and cutting torch use, see the attached Fire Restrictions Order.
We remind Clear Creek County residents to register for Lookout Alert emergency notifications. In the event of a wildfire, Lookout Alert is the quickest and most effective way to reach affected residents. Register for Lookout Alert at lookoutalert.com.
Residents may also subscribe to receive fire restriction notifications. When the Sheriff’s Office issues or rescinds a fire restriction or ban, subscribers will be notified via text or email. To subscribe, visit
www.clearcreekcounty.us/list.aspx
; scroll down to “Fire Ban.”
