• Campfires are only allowed within constructed permanent enclosures, including designated fire grates in developed campgrounds (i.e., a metal, in-ground containment structure). 

• No fires of any type, including charcoal, outside of developed and designated areas.

• No smoking except within an enclosed vehicle or building, a developed recreation site, or in a barren area free of vegetation.

• No use of explosive materials, including explosive targets or incendiary rounds.

• No welding or operation of an acetylene or other similar torch with open flame, or any other spark-producing device, except in an area that has been cleared of vegetation and with a fire suppression device. 

• No operation of any internal combustion engine without a spark-arresting device properly installed and in working order.

• No personal fireworks. 

• Outdoor recreational shooting is permitted only in pre-approved, designated areas.

• No open flame, including but not limited to portable outdoor fireplaces, campfires, wood or charcoal grills. Liquid or gas-fueled stoves with shut-off valves may be utilized.

• No smoking, except within an enclosed vehicle or building.

• No use of explosive materials, including explosive targets or incendiary rounds.

• No welding or operation of an acetylene or other similar torch with open flame, or any other spark-producing device, without a permit. A ‘HOTWORK’ permit can be issued through your local fire department with a site inspection. 

• No operation of any internal combustion engine without a spark-arresting device properly installed and in working order. 

• No personal fireworks

• No agricultural burning, unless a valid permit has been duly issued by the appropriate fire authorities.

• Outdoor recreational shooting is permitted only in pre-approved, designated areas with appropriate mitigation measures and on-site fire suppression equipment. Preapproval must come from your local fire protection districts.

Expressly PROHIBIT any activity that produces or maintains, or attempts to produce or maintain, sparks, flames or any known ignition source for open fires, including but not limited to: 

• Outdoor fires, which include but are not limited to building, starting, maintaining, attending or using fires or flames of any type, such as campfires; bonfires; fire pits; charcoal; propane and wood pellet grills; tiki torches or other torches; portable outdoor fireplaces; and fires contained within liquid or gas-fueled stoves, lanterns or heating devices, regardless of whether a fireplace, stove or heating device has a valve that can be turned off; 

•  Indoor fireplaces and wood-burning stoves without an approved interior and exterior chimney spark arrestor; 

• Discharge or use of any kind of professional or personal fireworks; 

•  Use of floating sky lanterns, fire balloons or acetylene balloons;

• Outdoor operation or use of tools, machinery and equipment with an internal combustion engine, including, but not limited to, chainsaws and generators without a valid permit issued by local fire authorities;

• Operating or using any off-road vehicles that have an internal combustion engine without a spark-arresting device, including motorcycles, dirtbikes, ATVs; 

•  Outdoor smoking. Smoking may only occur within an enclosed building, trailer or vehicle;

• Welding, pipefitting, metal grinding or operating an acetylene or other torch with open flame without a valid permit issued by local fire authorities; 

• Use of tracer rounds and incendiary targets; and

• Parking on areas adjacent to improved or unpaved roadways and trails or other areas where grass or other flammable materials could come into contact with or be affected by the use or operation of Vehicles.   

• Warnings and Recommendations:

•  Operation of Vehicles: Given the severe weather conditions and extreme danger of wildfire, people are strongly discouraged from operating any vehicles, including but not limited to motor vehicles, campers, RVs, motorbikes, motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles (collectively “Vehicles”), on any unpaved roadways, 4-wheel jeep roads, jeep roads and trails within Eagle County.

• Recreational Shooting: Due to the severe weather conditions and extreme danger of wildfire, people are strongly discouraged from all outdoor recreational shooting activities within any portion of Eagle County.

•  The following exemptions shall apply: 

•   Local traffic that must use an unpaved roadway for access to personal residential, business, or agricultural property;

•  Persons with a permit or letter of authorization from a local fire district or the Eagle County Sheriff to start or maintain a fire are exempt from this Order under the conditions and during the period of time expressly set forth in the permit or letter of authorization;

•  Emergency repair of public utilities; 

•  Fires permitted by the Sheriff or local fire chiefs within their jurisdiction, if, in their professional opinions, such action is appropriate; and 

•  Agricultural burning, except agricultural burning by agricultural producers as provided for in C.R.S. §30-15-401(n.5)(III) and defined in C.R.S. §35-28-104(11); provided however, that such agricultural burning is permitted only with 48 hours prior notification to the appropriate fire chief or the Eagle County Sheriff.