To those heading to N Park Colorado for 1st Season Elk this weekend
The Jackson Co Sheriff has issued the following:
Stage 1 Fire Restrictions goes into effect at 12:00 am (midnight) tonight, Tuesday October 8th 2024 for Jackson County.
So what is not allowed during a Stage 1 fire restrictions?
* Building, maintaining, attending, or using a fire, campfire or stove fire in public lands. This includes charcoal barbecues and grills;
*Fireworks sales, use , and possession, including permissible fireworks;
* Shooting or discharge of firearms for recreational purposes on public lands EXCEPT for hunting with a valid and current hunting license on public lands;
*Smoking, EXCEPT in an enclosed vehicle or building, a developed recreation site, or while stopped in an area at least 10 feet in diameter that is barren or cleared of all flammable materials;
* Operating a chainsaw or any internal or external combustion engine without aUSDA or SAE approved spark arrester properly installed and in effective working order, a chemical pressurized fire extinguisher kept with the operator and one pound point shovel with an overall length of 35 inches readily available for use;
* Welding or operating acetylene or other torch with open flame EXCEPT in cleared areas of at least 10 feet in diameter and in possession of a chemical pressurized fire extinguisher;
* Using an explosive or doing any kind of blasting work
*Parking motorized vehicles in the grass or vegetated area that can come in contact with the underside of the vehicle
* Fireworks and exploding targets
Fires are allowed in a constructed, permanent, fire pits or fire grated within developed Forest Service camp and picnic grounds or recreation sites and petroleum-fueled stoves, lanterns or eating devices that meet the factor underwriter’s specifications for safety. Fires that are maintained or attended within a device that has a spark arrest or where the fire is fully enclosed within a screen at all times is allowed.
The recent heat wave has raised wildfire concerns in Colorado
The Jackson Co Sheriff has issued the following:
Stage 1 Fire Restrictions goes into effect at 12:00 am (midnight) tonight, Tuesday October 8th 2024 for Jackson County.
So what is not allowed during a Stage 1 fire restrictions?
* Building, maintaining, attending, or using a fire, campfire or stove fire in public lands. This includes charcoal barbecues and grills;
*Fireworks sales, use , and possession, including permissible fireworks;
* Shooting or discharge of firearms for recreational purposes on public lands EXCEPT for hunting with a valid and current hunting license on public lands;
*Smoking, EXCEPT in an enclosed vehicle or building, a developed recreation site, or while stopped in an area at least 10 feet in diameter that is barren or cleared of all flammable materials;
* Operating a chainsaw or any internal or external combustion engine without aUSDA or SAE approved spark arrester properly installed and in effective working order, a chemical pressurized fire extinguisher kept with the operator and one pound point shovel with an overall length of 35 inches readily available for use;
* Welding or operating acetylene or other torch with open flame EXCEPT in cleared areas of at least 10 feet in diameter and in possession of a chemical pressurized fire extinguisher;
* Using an explosive or doing any kind of blasting work
*Parking motorized vehicles in the grass or vegetated area that can come in contact with the underside of the vehicle
* Fireworks and exploding targets
Fires are allowed in a constructed, permanent, fire pits or fire grated within developed Forest Service camp and picnic grounds or recreation sites and petroleum-fueled stoves, lanterns or eating devices that meet the factor underwriter’s specifications for safety. Fires that are maintained or attended within a device that has a spark arrest or where the fire is fully enclosed within a screen at all times is allowed.
The recent heat wave has raised wildfire concerns in Colorado
