As of July 15, Jefferson County Sheriff Jeff Shrader ordered a Stage 2 Temporary Fire Ban in an effort to prevent wildfires.
The ban applies to all lands in unincorporated Jefferson County west of Highway 93, west of C470, west and south of the intersection of Wadsworth Boulevard and C470, to the Platte River.
The ban prohibits the following activities:
Building, maintaining, attending or using any fire
Recreational fires, including recreational campfires
Smoking, except within an enclosed vehicle or building, a developed recreation site or while stopped in an area of at least 6 feet in diameter that is barren or cleared of all combustible material
Open burning, including bonfires that require a permit from the fire authority having jurisdiction
All fireworks
Shooting tracer rounds or explosive type targets
Operating a chain saw without a USDA- or SAE-approved spark-arresting device properly installed and in proper working order, and having a extinguishing source, water, pressurized water extinguisher, or a proper chemical pressurized extinguisher large enough to handle nearby hazards, and possessing at least one large-size pointed shovel with an overall length of at least 36 inches. All must be readily available for quick use.
Welding and cutting torch appliances, as described above, shall only be operated within an area that is barren or cleared of all combustible material at least 30 feet in all directions from the operating equipment. This operation may only be done during a declared "Fire Ban" upon receiving a permit from the Fire Authority that oversees that location.
Use of an explosive initiation system requiring a burning fuse line
Exemptions to the ban include:
Use of liquid- or gas-fueled appliances
Approved wood pellet grills
Open fires or open burning by any federal, state or local officer in the performance of official fire suppression functions
from Lakewood Sentinel - Latest Stories http://lakewoodsentinel.com/stories/Jeffco-announces-fire-restrictions,229688
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