With a Red Flag Warning issued for Boulder County today (Tuesday, Feb. 17), please be aware that Stage 1 Fire Restrictions remain in effect in the Town of Superior and unincorporated Boulder County.
Red Flag Warnings are issued when weather conditions, such as strong winds, low humidity, and dry fuels, combine to create extreme fire danger. Under these conditions, fires can start easily and spread rapidly.
Anyone found in violation of the fire ban may be convicted of a civil infraction and may be subject to a $500 fine. Higher fines may be imposed for subsequent offenses.
As a reminder, Stage 1 Fire Restrictions prohibit:
- Building, maintaining, attending, or using an open fire, campfire, or stove fire on public lands. This includes charcoal barbecues and grills;
- Fireworks sales, use, and possession, including permissible fireworks;
- Shooting or discharge of firearms for recreational purposes on public lands except for hunting with a valid and current hunting license on public lands;
- Smoking, except in an enclosed vehicle or building, a developed recreation site, or while stopped in an area at least 3 feet in diameter that is barren or cleared of all flammable materials;
- Operating a chainsaw or other gas-powered equipment without a USDA or SAE approved spark arrester properly installed and in effective working order, a chemical pressurized fire extinguisher kept with the operator and one round point shovel with an overall length of at least 35 inches readily available for use;
- Welding or operating acetylene or other torch with open flame except in cleared areas of at least 10 feet in diameter and in possession of a chemical pressurized fire extinguisher;
- Using an explosive or doing any kind of blasting work. This includes, but is not limited to, fuses, blasting caps, fireworks, rockets, exploding targets, tracers, and incendiary ammunition.
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- Except on private property.
The fire restrictions allow:
- Building, maintaining, attending, or using a fire as follows:
- Fire in a device that uses gas, jellied petroleum, or pressurized liquid fuel that is properly equipped with a functional shut-off valve and located in an area at least three feet in diameter that is barren or cleared of all flammable material; or
- A fully enclosed device that uses wood, pressed logs, or charcoal and is properly equipped with a ¼-inch or smaller spark arrester screen and located in an area at least ten feet in diameter that is barren or cleared of all flammable material; or
- Private property.
For more, check out this visual outlining what is allowed and prohibited during Stage 1 restrictions.
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