Fire Regulations in Littleton, CO (2026)
5 verified fire regulations for Littleton, Colorado, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Fire Pits & Backyard Fires
Littleton defines a lawful recreational fire, including a fire pit, as one with a fuel area no more than 3 feet across and 2 feet high, covering charcoal grills, chimineas and portable fireplaces. During a declared Stage 1 or Stage 2 fire restriction, residential fire pits stay legal only if a person at least 18 years old supervises them the entire time they burn.
Littleton Recreational Fire and Fire Pit Rules
Some RestrictionsLittleton City Code §§ 5-4-2, 5-4-5(a)(7)
RECREATIONAL FIRE: ... An outdoor fire burning materials other than rubbish where the fuel being burned is not contained in an incinerator and that has a total fuel area of 3 feet (914 mm) or less in diameter and 2 feet (610 mm) or less in height for pleasure, religious, ceremonial, cooking, warmth, or similar purposes. ... ... 7. Residential use of charcoal grills, Tiki torches, chimineas or o...
Fireworks
Littleton bans possessing, manufacturing, storing, selling, handling or using fireworks anywhere in the city under City Code Section 6-4-75, a ban mirrored in the adopted fire code at Section 5-2-2(V). The only exceptions are a city special event permit for a professional display or fireworks Colorado law separately allows.
Littleton Bans Fireworks Possession and Use
Heavy RestrictionsLittleton City Code § 6-4-75
6-4-75: FIREWORKS: It shall be unlawful to possess, manufacture, store, sell, handle or use fireworks. This does not apply to those who have obtained a special event permit from the city for the professional display of fireworks or those allowed by Colorado State law.
Outdoor Burning
Littleton bans burning rubbish, wastepaper, wood or other flammable material on any premises, street or alley without a permit from the Tri-County Health Department's Air Pollution Control Officer, countersigned by the City Fire Chief. The permit decision turns on the fire's distance from buildings and its air-pollution impact. Agricultural burning, noncommercial cooking fires and safety flares are exempted from the permit requirement.
Littleton Open Burning Permit Requirement
Some RestrictionsLittleton City Code § 5-3-5
It shall be unlawful for any person to burn or permit to be burned on any open premises owned or controlled by him or on any public street, alley or other land or premises, any rubbish, wastepaper, wood or other flammable material unless a permit therefor shall first have been obtained from the Air Pollution Control Officer of the Tri-County District Health Department, and countersigned by the ...
Wildfire Zones
Littleton only applies its adopted 2024 International Wildland-Urban Interface Code to parcels the state's current Colorado Wildfire Resiliency Code Map classifies as WUI, covering construction, alteration and maintenance of buildings there. Legally existing structures and uses at those parcels stay grandfathered as long as they don't pose a distinct danger to life or property.
Littleton Wildland-Urban Interface Fire Code
Some RestrictionsLittleton City Code Section 4-1-1(K); 2024 International Wildland-Urban Interface Code Section 101.2 (Scope)
The provisions of this code shall only apply to parcels identified on the Classification layer within the most current version of the Colorado Wildfire Resiliency Code Map. The provisions of this code shall apply to the construction, alteration, movement, repair, maintenance and use of any building, structure or premises within the applicable wildland-urban interface areas in this jurisdiction....
Smoke Detectors
Littleton makes it unlawful to operate a short-term rental without a working smoke detector on the licensed premises. City Code Section 3-23-9(a) pairs that duty with a functioning carbon monoxide detector and fire extinguisher, enforced through the short-term rental licensing program.
Littleton STR Smoke Detector Requirement
Some RestrictionsLittleton City Code § 3-23-9(a)
a. Safety requirements. It shall be unlawful to operate a short-term rental without a functioning smoke detector, carbon monoxide detector, and fire extinguisher on the licensed premises.
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