8 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 2 cities in Adams County, Colorado.
Verified from official government sources
Recreational fire pits are allowed at homes but must be small—no more than 3 ft wide and 2 ft tall—and kept at least 25 feet from anything combustible. Rules are set by your local fire protection district.
Colorado bans all aerial and explosive consumer fireworks statewide. Only "permissible fireworks" (fountains, sparklers, ground spinners) are legal, and even those become illegal in unincorporated Adams County during Sheriff-ordered fire restrictions.
Colorado's Noxious Weed Act requires every landowner to manage noxious weeds that could damage neighboring land. Adams County's 1997 weed policy makes control of designated noxious weeds mandatory in the unincorporated area.
Open burning of piles, slash, or trash requires a permit from your fire district and is restricted by state air-quality rules. In the Denver metro (including Adams County) burning is prohibited each winter, and all open burning stops during Sheriff fire restrictions.
Adams County (Denver plains) has no mapped mountain wildland-urban-interface zone. Grass-fire risk is managed through the Sheriff's staged fire restrictions, which ban open burning and fireworks when conditions are hot, dry, and windy.
Adams County Sheriff Stage 2 Fire Restrictions
All fireworks are illegal in unincorporated Adams County, with the exception of permitted professional fireworks displays.
Colorado law requires working carbon monoxide alarms within 15 feet of every sleeping room in homes with fuel-fired appliances, fireplaces, or attached garages. Smoke alarm placement follows the state-adopted building and fire codes.
Small backyard recreational fires are allowed when kept under 3 ft by 2 ft and 25 feet from anything flammable, but are completely prohibited during Sheriff-ordered fire restrictions. Charcoal and propane grills at homes remain exempt.
Adams County Sheriff Stage 2 Fire Restrictions
Building, maintaining, attending, or using a fire, campfire, coal or wood-burning stove [is prohibited].
Adams County has no separate propane ordinance; residential LP-gas storage follows the state-adopted International Fire Code and NFPA 58. Setback distances scale with tank size, and larger installations may require permits and inspection.
2 cities in Adams County have their own fire regulations rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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