SUMMARY: There is NO OPEN BURNING of any kind allowed anywhere in Gilpin County. This includes camp fires, bon fires, slash piles, charcoal grills, etc., regardless of location. ONLY liquid gas or propane fueled cooking stoves will be allowed for outdoor use. NO use of pellet stoves. Use of firearms for recreational shooting is permitted with the following restrictions: NO discharge of black powder/Pyrodex firearms; NO use of tracer ammunition; NO use of exploding targets;
The Stage II Fire Restrictions are as follows:
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No building, maintaining, attending, or
using a fire, campfire, coal or wood burning stove, any type of charcoal fueled
broiler or open fire of any type.
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No smoking, except within an enclosed
vehicle or building.
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No using explosive material: (ie: fireworks,
blasting caps or any incendiary device which may result in the ignition of
flammable material).
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No welding or operating an acetylene
or other similar torch with open flame.
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No operating or using any internal
combustion engine without a spark arresting device properly installed,
maintained and in effective working order meeting either:
a.
Department of Agriculture, Forest
Service Standard 5100-1a; or
b.
Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
recommended practice J335 (b) and J350 (a).
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No operating a chainsaw without a chemical pressurized fire
extinguisher of not less than 8 ounces capacity by weight, and one size 0, or
larger, round pointed shovel with an overall length of at least 36 inches. The
extinguisher shall be with the chainsaw operator. The shovel may be kept with
the fueling supplies but readily available.
Other Possible Restricted Acts Under Stage II
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Operating a motorized vehicle off
designated roads and trails
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Operating a chainsaw outside the hours
of 5:00 am and 11:00 am
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Overnight camping is limited to
campgrounds and recreation sites (i.e., Reverend’s Ridge Campground, Aspen
Meadows Campground, Kelly Dahl Campground, Columbine Campground, Cold Springs
Campground, Dory Hill Campground, Pickle Gulch Campground, Central City KOA)
Possible Exemptions
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Persons with a written permit
specifically authorizing the otherwise prohibited act or omission
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Any Federal, State or local officer or
member of an organized rescue or firefighting force in the performance of an
official duty
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Mechanical stoves and appliances
fueled by bottled or liquid gas which allow the operator to control and
extinguish the flame with a valve are permitted provided that such devices are
approved by Underwriters Laboratory Inc.
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Owners or lessees of land in the
restricted area
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Resident in the restricted area