Fire Regulations in Fountain, CO (2026)
3 verified fire regulations for Fountain, Colorado, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Fire Pits & Backyard Fires
Fountain caps backyard recreational fires and fire pits at three feet in diameter and two feet in height under Section 9.44.010 of the Municipal Code, and Section 9.44.020's burn-restriction table narrows what fuel is allowed once a Stage 1 or Stage 2 fire ban is declared. Gas-fueled pits stay allowed even under the strictest stage.
Fountain, CO Recreational Fire Pit Size Limits
Some RestrictionsFountain Municipal Code § 9.44.010, § 9.44.020
Recreational fire: An outdoor fire burning materials other than rubbish where the fuel being burned is not contained in an incinerator, outdoor fireplace, portable outdoor fireplace, barbeque grill or barbeque pit and has a total fuel area of three feet or less in diameter and two feet or less in height for pleasure, religious, ceremonial, cooking, warmth or similar purposes. ... Activity Stage...
Outdoor Burning
Fountain bans backyard trash burning outright and lets the fire chief declare a stage-based open fire ban citywide whenever fire danger runs high, under Chapter 9.44 of the Municipal Code adopted by Ordinance No. 1777 in 2022. Open burning covers bonfires, burn barrels and field or ditch burning. Violators face a minimum $250 fine per day.
Fountain, CO Open Burning and Fire Ban Rules
Significant RestrictionsFountain Municipal Code § 9.44.040
Open fire or opening burning: For purposes of this chapter, open fires or open burning shall be defined as any outdoor fire, including, but not limited to, bonfires, campfires, warming fires, the use of explosives, fireworks of all kinds or brands, burn barrels, and the prescribed burning of irrigation or drainage ditches, fence lines or rows, fields, farmlands, rangelands, wild lands, trash an...
Smoke Detectors
Fountain requires single- and multiple-station smoke alarms installed per International Fire Code section 907.2.11, the adopted 2015 model code's own alarm placement standard. The city's local amendment, section 907.2.8.3, adds one carve-out: smoke alarms in hotel or motel guest rooms may be wired back to the building's fire alarm control panel as supervisory-only signals instead of full alarms.
Fountain CO Smoke Alarm Requirement
Some RestrictionsFountain Municipal Code § 15.04.070, amendment BB (IFC § 907.2.8.3)
BB.907.2.8.3. Smoke alarms. Amend section 907.2.8.3 to read as follows: 907.2.8..3 Smoke alarms. Single- and multiple-station smoke alarms shall be installed in accordance with section 907.2.11. Smoke alarms provided in guest rooms may be annunciated at the fire alarm control panel as supervisory only.
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