Loveland, CO Fire Regulations: Outdoor Burning (2026)

1, Prohibited open burning, to state that open burning is prohibited when atmospheric conditions or local circumstances make such fire hazardous, and specifically prohibited during active Red Flag Warnings issued for the area. Two narrow exceptions apply: prescribed burning to reduce wildland fire impact when authorized by the fire code official, and agricultural burning approved by the fire code official and conducted under Colorado Air Quality Control Commission Regulation Number 9 (5 CCR 1001-11). 2, Permit required, so that anyone wanting to kindle a fire for recognized silvicultural, range, or wildlife-management practices, or to prevent or control disease or pests, must first get a permit from the county health department with jurisdiction, and only the landowner may apply.

020(P)), reflecting the same wildfire-hazard concern that drives the open-burning rule. Loveland Fire Rescue Authority enforces this chapter; the fire code official decides whether conditions make a fire hazardous and whether to authorize the prescribed-burn or agricultural-burn exceptions. The chapter was rewritten and re-enacted in its entirety by Ordinance No. 6787 on September 16, 2025, repealing the prior 2021 Fire Code text.