Stage I fire restrictions now in place in El Paso County
The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office has implemented stage I fire restrictions because of the increasing fire danger.
The ban covers unincorporated areas of El Paso County.
Effective immediately, the following activities are prohibited:
1. Open burning, excepting fires and campfires within permanently constructed fire grates in developed campgrounds and picnic grounds; charcoal grills and wood burning stoves at private residences in areas cleared of all flammable materials.
2. The sale or use of fireworks.
3. Outdoor 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.
The restrictions remain in place indefinitely.
