Stage I and Stage II Restrictions
As set forth by the Division of Fire Safety in Colorado....
There will be only two fire restriction Stages: Stage I and Stage II. Each Agency in the Fire Restriction Area must write their own Special Order which authorizes the restrictions within their jurisdiction. Each is responsible for using their agencies format and having their Law Enforcement personnel review the Order to assure it is legally correct and enforceable. To reduce confusion and standardize the restrictions, the following criteria will be used in all orders:
Stage I:
The following acts are prohibited on the public land, roads, and trails described herein, until further notice:
1. Building, maintaining, attending, or using a fire or campfire except a fire within a permanent constructed fire grate in a developed campground.
2. Smoking, except within 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 materials.
EXEMPTIONS:
a. Persons with a written permit that specifically authorizes the otherwise prohibited act.
b. Persons using a fire solely fueled by liquid petroleum or LPG fuels.
c. Persons conducting activities in those designated areas where the activity is specifically authorized by written posted notice.
d. Any Federal, State, or local officer or member of an organized rescue or firefighting force in the performance of an official duty.
Stage II:
The following acts are prohibited on the public land, roads, and trails described herein, until further notice:
1. Building, maintaining, attending, or using a fire or campfire.
2. Smoking, except within 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.
3. Operating a chainsaw or motorized equipment for any purpose.
4. Operating motorized vehicles off designated roads and trails.
5. Blasting, welding, or other activities which generate flame or flammable material.
EXEMPTIONS:
a. Persons with a written permit that specifically authorizes the otherwise prohibited act.
b. Persons using a fire fueled solely by liquid petroleum or LPG fuels.
c. Persons conducting activities in those designated areas where the activity is specifically authorized by written posted notice.
d. Any Federal, State, or local officers, or member of an organized rescue or firefighting forces in the performance of an official duty.
DEFINITIONS
The following definitions should be used as part of, or referenced to, in the Special Orders or Laws that initiate and authorize a Stage I or Stage II Restriction:
Campfire: A fire, not within any building, mobile home, or living accommodation mounted on a vehicle, which is used for cooking, branding, personal warmth, lighting, ceremonial, or aesthetic purposes. Campfires are open fires, usually built on the ground, from native fuels or charcoal, including charcoal grills. Campfire includes "fire".
Restrictions: A limitation on a activity or use.
Closure: The closing of an area to entry or use.
Stove Fire: A campfire built inside an enclosed stove, grill or portable brazier, including a space heating device.
Developed recreation site: An area which has been improved or developed for recreation. A developed recreation site is signed as an agency-owned
campground or picnic area and identified on a map as a site developed for that purpose.
Designated area: A geographic area defined by an agency in which specific land use activity is occurring.
Permit: A written document issued by an authorized agency representative to specifically authorize an otherwise prohibited act.
Chainsaw: A saw powered by an internal combustion engine, with cutting teeth linked in an endless chain.
Motorized equipment: Any equipment or vehicles propelled by an internal combustion engine.
Designated roads and trails: Those roads and trails which are identified on maps regularly provided to the public by Land management agencies.
Permits may be obtained through local fire authorities.