Fire Regulations in Weld County, CO (2026)
7 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Weld County, Colorado.
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Fire Pits & Backyard Fires
A recreational cooking fire in a contained fireplace, a manufactured portable fire pit or a chiminea needs no open-burn permit in unincorporated Weld County. Fires must stay attended, and all recreational fires are prohibited when a fire ban is in effect.
Fire Pit Rules in Weld County, Colorado
Some RestrictionsWeld County Open Burning Conditions
A permit is not required for a recreational cooking fire, which must be contained within an outside fireplace; manufactured, portable outdoor fire pit; or in a chiminea.
Fireworks
Only non-aerial, non-explosive "permissible fireworks" are legal in Colorado. Aerial devices, firecrackers, Roman candles and mortars are illegal statewide. Weld County and its towns may ban even permissible fireworks during fire restrictions, which are common on the dry high plains.
Fireworks Rules in Weld County, Colorado
Some RestrictionsC.R.S. 12-28-101(8)
"Permissible fireworks" do not include aerial devices or audible ground devices, including, but not limited to, firecrackers.
Brush Clearance
Weld County has no wildfire defensible-space clearance mandate for the high plains. What state law does require is weed control: under the Colorado Noxious Weed Act every landowner must manage noxious weeds that could damage neighboring land.
Brush Clearance Rules in Weld County, Colorado
Some RestrictionsC.R.S. 35-5.5-104(1)
It is the duty of all persons to use integrated methods to manage noxious weeds if the same are likely to be materially damaging to the land of neighboring landowners.
Outdoor Burning
Open burning in unincorporated Weld County requires a free permit from the Department of Public Health and Environment. Burning is limited to daytime hours, must stay attended, and is banned when winds exceed five mph or on Red Air Alert days.
Outdoor Burning Rules in Weld County, Colorado
Some RestrictionsWeld County Open Burning Conditions (Reg. 9, 5 CCR 1001-11)
Burning can begin two hours after sunrise, and must be completed no later than two hours before sunset... Burning is not permitted when local wind speed exceeds five miles per hour, and all open burning needs to be attended by an adult.
Wildfire Zones
Starting July 1, 2026, Weld County enforces Colorado's 2025 Wildfire Resiliency Code on every unincorporated parcel the state maps as High, Moderate, or Low Intensity Non-Federal, wherever there's no city, town, or fire district already covering that ground. A narrow carve-out exempts a lone house on 35 acres or more that doesn't touch a residential or commercial area.
Wildfire Resiliency Code Zones in Weld County
Some RestrictionsWeld County Code § 7-1-10
As required by C.R.S. Section 24-33.5-1237, the Board of County Commissioners hereby adopts the 2025 Colorado Wildfire Resiliency Code (the "Resiliency Code") and subsequent versions thereto... B. The Effective Date of the Resiliency Code for the purpose of enforcement shall be July 1, 2026. C. The Resiliency Code shall apply to parcels located in Weld County outside the corporate limits of a c...
Smoke Detectors
Smoke alarms are required by the building code Weld County adopts (2018 International Residential Code). Colorado law separately requires a carbon-monoxide alarm within fifteen feet of every sleeping room when a home with fuel appliances or an attached garage is sold or rented.
Smoke & CO Alarm Rules in Weld County, Colorado
Some RestrictionsC.R.S. 38-45-102(1)(a)
The seller of each existing single-family dwelling offered for sale or transfer on or after July 1, 2009, that has a fuel-fired heater or appliance, a fireplace, or an attached garage shall assure that an operational carbon monoxide alarm is installed within fifteen feet of the entrance to each room lawfully used for sleeping purposes.
Propane Storage
Weld County follows the adopted International Fire Code and NFPA 58 for LP-gas tanks. Its design criteria specify that propane containers installed in hazard areas must sit within the defensible space required by the International Fire Code, with proper clearances from structures and ignition sources.
Propane Storage Rules in Weld County, Colorado
Some RestrictionsWeld County Design Criteria (adopted IFC)
Liquid propane gas containers and tanks installed in hazard areas shall be located within the defensible space in accordance with the International Fire Code.
Fire Regulations by City in Weld County
1 cities in Weld County have their own fire regulations rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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