Charcoal grill fires and pellet stove fires at private residences. These restrictions include all unincorporated lands within Chaffee County but do not include the City of Salida, Town of Buena Vista, Town of Poncha Springs, and BLM land as well as all USFS lands. WHEREAS, the Sheriff has advised the Board that atmospheric conditions, including lack of moisture, and other local conditions may create a high danger of forest and prairie fires in Chaffee County, thereby making open fires and open burning within the unincorporated areas of Chaffee County hazardous; and WHEREAS, Section 30-15-405 C.R.S., provides that except for ordinances calling for special elections or necessary to the immediate preservation of the public health or safety and containing the reasons making the same necessary, such ordinances shall not take effect and be in force before thirty days after they have been so published; however, an excepted ordinance shall take effect upon adoption; and *****Chaffee County Sheriff John Spezze****. Blue: Indicates a County Enacted Fire Restriction in place. Download our app from Google Play or the Apple App Store for free! All trails, trailheads, and parking facilities remain open. 36 CFR 261.58(b). • The use of combustion engines and chainsaws, except to the extent exempt (see below). • Fireplaces within enclosed buildings which are equipped with adequate spark arresting screens on the flue. For more information on the BLM restrictions, please go to • Any further exemptions to either the meaning of terms or the enforcement of this Ordinance shall be granted only by the Sheriff or the Deputy Fire Warden, or for exemptions upon or within state or federal lands located within Chaffee County, by the administering state or federal agency, and only if the proposed action is deemed by the Chaffee County Sheriff or the Deputy Fire Warden, to be safe and mitigable. 8.3 If a law enforcement officer has required that an exempt fire be extinguished, it shall be unlawful to fail to immediately extinguish such a fire. When the fire danger is “very high”, fires will start easily from most causes. 2006-02 and re-enacts said ordinance as indicated below.

• Using explosive material: i.e., exploding targets, tracer rounds, fireworks, blasting caps or any incendiary device that may result in ignition of flammable material. 11.6 If the penalty assessment procedure is not used and the alleged offender is found guilty, court costs may be assessed in addition to the fine, penalties and surcharges set forth above. Gas or propane grills and fire rings are allowed if the flame can be extinguished by use of a valve. Low 42F. The purpose of this Ordinance is to preserve and protect the public health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Chaffee County, Colorado, by restricting open fires and open burning in the unincorporated areas of Chaffee County in order to prevent forest and prairie fires given the high danger of such fires as a result of atmospheric conditions, including lack of moisture, and other local conditions in Chaffee County. The Sheriff or the Deputy Fire Warden may also designate any day as a “no burn” day, in which case even exempt fires above shall be banned. and agricultural land burning along with pyrotechnic or exploding targets.

Section 6. Effective date. Governor Jared Polis has extended the statewide fire ban through the end of September.

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• Persons with a permit or written authorization from the Sheriff or the Deputy Fire Warden specifically authorizing the otherwise prohibited act or omission. • Commercial or community fireworks displays properly permitted. Chaffee County Clerk Consistent with Section 30-15-401(1)(n.5)(II)(E), C.R.S., broadcast burns conducted within federal and state guidelines that have a written prescribed fire plan and lawfully conducted agricultural burns in connection with agricultural operations are exempt from the permit requirement, although all such burns must still comply with all restrictions and limitations set forth in this Ordinance. Salida, Colorado. Implementation of Stages and “No Burn” Days. Adopted Ordinance Published in the Mountain Mail on July 23, 2018 Restrictions.

• Campfire and Warming Fires are fires within a ring or firegrate, no greater than three feet in diameter. Repeal and Re-Enactment. The Sheriff may require a deputy or other law enforcement personnel along with a fire suppression vehicle at any Open Fire, including an agricultural burn. Section 9. If a law enforcement officer determines, in his or her sole discretion, that an exempt fire poses any public threat he or she shall have authority to require that such fire be extinguished immediately. 11.4 Any person who violates this Ordinance or any County Ordinance adopted pursuant to Part 4, Title 30, Article 15, C.R.S. with the Forest Service and the Statewide fire restrictions Chaffee County is Visitors should also be aware of weather conditions and be careful with the use of fire Posted forest orders can be found under “Alerts & Notices” at: http://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/psicc/alerts-notices. Public lands are open only to local residents. Records Fax: 719-539-1077 WHEREAS, the Board finds that competent evidence has been presented indicating that the danger of forest and prairie fires in Chaffee County is periodically high, and therefore it is necessary to the preservation of the public health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Chaffee County to impose restrictions on all open fires and open burning within the unincorporated areas of Chaffee County;

Emergency: 911, Non-Emergency: 719-539-2596 11.2 Criminal prosecution may be brought against a violator in accordance with Sections 30-15-402 C.R.S. *****Chaffee County Sheriff John Spezze*****, Application for Employment Detention Center, About Communication Manager Annette Stolba, Application for Employment Communications Officer. Chaffee County Fire Protection District. Unlawful Acts. Please purchase a subscription to continue reading. The restrictions are specific to counties within their field offices. Chaffee and Lake Counties are in FIRE ZONE 220.

In case of Emergency Dial 911 (719) 395-6545 Office Hours: M-F 8am-5pm 499 Antero Cir Buena Vista, CO 81211 The Bureau of Land Management is currently in Stage 2 fire restrictions and the USFS is in Stage 1 fire restrictions. We only accept Visa, Mastercard, and Discover. Gas grills that can be turned off with a valve are allowed. 8.4 It shall be unlawful for any person to build, maintain, attend or use an Open Fire in violation of the Open Fire Regulation. Any further exception to the enforcement ability of this Ordinance by the administering agency shall be granted only by the administering agency, and only if the proposed action is deemed by the Sheriff of Chaffee County or the state or federal administering agency to be safe or mitigable. All fines for the violation of this Ordinance received by the County shall be remitted to the Chaffee County Treasurer and deposited into the general fund of Chaffee County. by leaving a campfire unattended shall be punished by a fine of $50.00. The following are exempt from Stage II fire restrictions and excluded from a Stage II ban:

(See below). The Board of County Commissioners hereby repeals Ordinance No. Email: records@chaffeesheriff.org. This toilet paper skit. that is degrading to another person. Tourists are asked to return home under the Stay at Home orders. Red Flag Warning Information. and the Chaffee County Times on July 26, 2018, All restrictions below apply with the addition of the following restriction.