Please do your part to protect our community from wildfire by understanding and adhering to Stage 2 fire restrictions, which were enacted on June 30 for all of western Boulder County. Here are details about prohibited activities and any exceptions: 

Stage 2 restrictions prohibit:

• Igniting, building, maintaining or using a fire, including campfires, stoves, barbecues, grills and lanterns that burn wood, pressed logs, briquettes, pellets or charcoal
• Sale, use and possession of fireworks
• Recreational shooting (except lawful hunting)
• Smoking, except inside enclosed structures or vehicles
• Operating a chainsaw or other outdoor gas‑powered equipment
• Blasting, welding or operating acetylene or other torch with open flame
• Using explosives, including fuses, blasting caps, rockets, exploding targets, tracers and incendiary ammunition
• Parking or driving a motor vehicle off established roads where vegetation may contact the underside of the vehicle
• Open Burning as defined in Ordinance 2023-1
• Violating any state law concerning burning or fires

Stage 2 exceptions:

• Devices solely fueled by liquid or gas that can be turned on and off, used in an area cleared of all flammable materials within three feet of the device
• Open fires required for religious or spiritual ceremonies reported in advance to the Sheriff’s Office Fire Management Office
• Chainsaw or gas‑powered equipment use with a USDA or SAE‑approved spark arrester, a stored‑pressure fire extinguisher and a round‑point shovel at least 35 inches long
• Activities conducted inside enclosed structures excluding fireworks sales, use, and possession; Open Burning as defined in Ordinance 2023-1; and violating any state law concerning burning or fires
• Parking or driving on private property
• Hunting with a valid license