Teller County’s Stage I fire ban to end at noon Thursday
The ban in unincorporated areas will lift Oct. 22, but county burn-permit rules and fire-weather precautions will remain in place.
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Teller County commissioners approved a resolution ending the Stage I fire ban in unincorporated areas at noon Thursday, Oct. 22. Until then, the ban remains in effect. Lifting it does not authorize every kind of fire; county burn-permit rules and safety precautions still apply, [the resolution says](https://tellercoco.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetAttachmentFile(fileId=814).
The resolution repeals restrictions that followed the county’s Sept. 2 reduction from Stage II. It cites changed weather and fire-hazard conditions and notes that the sheriff, serving as Fire Warden, concurred.
Some small recreational fires are exempt from the county permit requirement, including qualifying fires in outdoor fireplaces, grills or pits used for cooking or similar purposes, and small campfires in permanent pits or grates at developed campgrounds. They remain subject to safety rules and any additional local fire-district requirements, under the Sheriff’s Office regulations.
Open burns of slash and debris require a Sheriff’s Office permit. The regulations limit what may be burned and prohibit burning rubbish or using burn barrels or incinerators. Permit holders must notify the sheriff before the burn and after it is out, attend the fire until it is extinguished, and put it out by sunset.
The county’s fire-information guidance advises against outside burning during National Weather Service Red Flag Warnings and county Orange Flag Warnings, when burn permits will not be activated. The county points residents to its Alert Center and Peak Alerts for information and notifications.