Boulder County Coronavirus: Fire Restrictions Announced

BOULDER COUNTY, CO — Level 1 Fire Restrictions were announced Wednesday for the unincorporated mountain areas of western Boulder County. The Board of County Commissioners made the decision amid limited firefighting and law enforcement resources, officials said.

While current weather and fire conditions do not meet the state-authorized levels for law enforcement agencies to enact local fire restrictions, the commissioners have the authority to implement the restrictions under the county's declaration of a local disaster emergency, which was announced March 14.

“With firefighting and law enforcement resources stretched thin due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Boulder County Commissioners and the Boulder County Sheriff are concerned that adding the potential risk of increased wildfire danger to the current public stress load is more than our community should have to endure,” Board of County Commissioners Chair Deb Gardner said in a statement.

“We are taking this proactive measure in order to promote and protect the public health, safety, and welfare of our residents during this already challenging time."

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Under Level 1 fire restrictions, residents are prohibited from using personal fireworks, using portable grills on public land and building a fire outside a designated pit, ring or grate.

>> A full list of Level 1 restrictions can be found here.

The fire restrictions include the mountain areas of unincorporated Boulder County:

• West of Highway 93, from its intersection with the southern boundary of Boulder County until, and including, its intersection with Highway 119;
• West of Broadway Avenue in the City of Boulder, from its intersection with CO-119 until, and including, its intersection with US Highway 36;
• West of US-36, from its intersection with Broadway Avenue until its intersection with the northern boundary of Boulder County;
• West of the western boundary of the Rabbit Mountain Open Space until, and including, US-36; and;
• All of the Rabbit Mountain Open Space property.

>> View a map of the fire ban here.

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