Stage 1 Fire Restrictions In Effect in Gilpin County

Effective at 1:00 p.m. today, June 12, 2013, Stage 1 Fire Restrictions will be in effect for all of Gilpin County. The restrictions are as follows: • NO building, maintaining, attending, or using a fire, campfire, or stove fire* without a permit EXCEPT in a developed camp or picnic ground. The following actions ARE permitted: petroleum-fueled stoves, lanterns, or heating devices providing such devices meet the fire underwriters’ specifications for safety. • NO smoking unless in an enclosed vehicle or building, a developed recreation site, or while stopped in an area at least three feet in diameter that is barren or cleared of all flammable material. • NO operation of welding, acetylene, or other torches with an open flame. • NO operating or using any internal or external combustion engine without a spark arresting device properly installed, maintained, and in effective working order. Exemptions: • Persons with a permit specifically authorizing the prohibited act or omission. • Resident owners and leasers of land within the restricted area are exempt from above restrictions providing such fires are within the residence. • Any Federal, State or Local Officer or member of an organized firefighting force in the performance of an official duty. * A stove fire is defined as a campfire built inside an enclosed stove or grill, portable brazier, or a pressurized liquid or gas stove, including a space-heating device. If you need further information, please call the Gilpin County Sheriff’s Office at 303-582-1060 M-F 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. or after hours call the Dispatch Office at 303-582-5500.