Fire Safety
Special Fire Safety when Living in the Mountains
Firepits
Recreational fires in Colorado are fires that don’t exceed 3 feet in diameter and two feet in height and are typical legal year round for residents unless there are fire restrictions or a fire ban.
Our community owners are very concerned when an owner uses a fire pit without a grate or available water.
Advertising a property for sale with a fire pit photo in the middle of a non-mitigated lot gives buyers the wrong idea.
It is the owner’s responsibility to notify anyone on or using their property that they must have a grate and available water to start a fire pit, regardless of the county current fire restrictions.
Landscaping
If you have moved to the mountains from a lowland, you may not be aware of the risk of the landscaping materials you use.
Using bark mulch in beds close to your home is not a good idea in a fire prone mountains.
Please talk to our fire ambassador about fire mitigation strategies
Open Burning
Open burning open burning includes the burning of tree slash for forest mitigation via JC pH issued burn permits as well as for bonfires that require permit from the fire authority having jurisdiction open burning will not be allowed hearing Jeff goes fire restrictions or bans (IFC 105 point 6.30 )
Jefferson County Public Health issues open burning permits for agricultural and forest management burning located at 6400 feet or above only.
Below this elevation these materials are considered household rubbish and should be disposed of as such.
As a general guideline, tree slash should not be burned if you can access and haul away the pile. These piles can be chipped or hauled to approved slash collection sites.
In addition, most fire departments have restrictions that allow for open burning only when snow cover is present. Contact your local fire protection district for specific requirements.
Watch Duty App
Watch Duty is a non-profit app that provides real-time, verified, and actionable wildfire information—including maps, containment, and evacuation orders—faster than official channels. It uses a network of trained volunteers, former first responders, and scanner traffic to monitor, alert users about nearby fire threats, and track firefighting aircraft.
neighborhood fire pits recreational fires in Colorado are fires that don’t exceed 3 feet in diameter and two feet in height and are typical leave legal year round for residents unless there are fire restrictions or a fire ban. Butterfield Stagecoach Rd. association owners are very concerned when an owner uses a fire pit without a great or available water advertising a property for sale with a fire pit photo in the middle of a non mitigated lot gives buyers the wrong idea it is the owner’s responsibility to notify anyone on or using your property that they must have a great then it available water to start a fire pit regardless of the county current fire restrictions. Landscaping choices if you have moved here from a lowland, you may not be aware of the risk of the landscaping materials you use. Using bark mulch in beds close to your home is not a good idea in a fire prone mountains please talk to our fire ambassador about fire mitigation strategies