Eagle County Sheriff

Please be prepared & refer to the different stage restriction flyers below for more information about what IS and is NOT allowed. NOTE: No explosive targets or incendiary (tracer) rounds. These are never allowed on Federal lands The Eagle County Sheriffs Office would like to encourage residents and visitors to take personal responsibility and prepa... re before a wildland fire occurs. ANY fire not within a permanently constructed fire pit, ring, or grate on PUBLIC or PRIVATE land. Fires contained within portable devices (chimineas, grills and tiki torches with no shut-off valve) on undeveloped lands. No explosive targets or incendiary (tracer) rounds. These are never allowed on Federal lands. Welding or operating acetylene or other torches with an open flame in an area that is NOT cleared of at least 10 feet in diameter and NOT in possession of a chemical pressurized fire extinguisher. Fires contained within a permanently constructed fire pit, ring or grate on PRIVATE land; or within a fee-charged PUBLIC recreational site, such as campgrounds. Fires contained within liquid-fueled or gas-fueled stoves, lanterns, or heating devices on PUBLIC or PRIVATE land. Smoking within an enclosed vehicle, building, developed recreation site, or in an area that is cleared of all combustible materials. Shooting or discharging firearms on PRIVATE land or at a PUBLIC Shooting Range. Welding or operating acetylene or other torches with an open flame in cleared areas of at least 10 feet in diameter and in possession of a chemical pressurized fire extinguisher. Building, maintaining, attending, or using an open fire, campfire, or open flame outdoors is PROHIBITED. This includes charcoal grills, BBQs, coal, and wood-burning stoves. Shooting or discharge of firearms for recreational purposes on private or public land. No explosive targets or incendiary (tracer) rounds. These are never allowed on Federal lands. Using any internal or external combustion engine (chainsaw, ATV, generator etc.) WITHOUT a spark-arresting device. Fires ...Read More