Effective today, August 12, at 12:00 pm, Clear Creek County will be in a Stage 1 Fire Ban for all unincorporated areas of the county. The Stage 1 Fire Ban will remain in effect until further notice. 

The signed Stage 1 Fire Ban Order is attached, with full details of restrictions. In short, during a Stage 1 Fire Ban, the following is prohibited: 

• Igniting, building, maintaining, attending or using any open fire as defined in Ordinance No. 16, or using a fire, including charcoal grills and barbecues, coal and wood burning stoves, and sheepherder’s stoves.
• Sale, possessing, discharging or using any type of fireworks or other pyrotechnic device to include sparklers. This order does not differentiate between lawful use or careless/negligent use of fireworks but prohibits all fireworks activity and use on public lands as identified above, except municipal-conducted fireworks shows with liability insurance, fire mitigation in preparation, and fire suppression on scene during and as needed after the display. This order as it relates to fireworks or other pyrotechnic devices shall expire when this ban is lifted.
• Smoking, except within an enclosed vehicle, trailer, or building.
• All other outdoor spark or flame producing activities.
• Shooting (discharging of firearms of any kind) is prohibited except when engaging in legal hunting activities with a valid hunting license. 

We remind Clear Creek County residents to register for Lookout Alert emergency notifications. In the event of a wildfire, Lookout Alert is the quickest and most effective way to reach affected residents. Register for Lookout Alert on this website at https://www.clearcreekcounty.us/781/Emergency-Notification-System. 

Residents can also subscribe to receive fire ban notifications. When the Sheriff’s Office issues or rescinds a fire restriction or ban, subscribers will be notified via text or email. To subscribe, visit this website at https://www.clearcreekcounty.us/list.aspx; scroll down to “Fire Ban.”