Westminster, CO Fire Regulations: Outdoor Burning (2026)

makes it unlawful to burn or permit the burning of rubbish, waste paper, wood, or other flammable material on any open premises, or on a public street or alley adjacent to it, unless a permit is first obtained from the Westminster Fire Department. Subsection (B) ties permit approval to the standards in Article 11 of the Uniform Fire Code as adopted by the City, and it explicitly extends the permit requirement to agricultural crop-burning operations run as a gainful occupation and to fires used for instructional or recreational purposes, not just trash burning.

Subsection (C) carves out three narrow exceptions: noncommercial cooking of food, such as backyard barbecues; smokeless flares or safety flares used to combust waste gases; and flares used to warn the public of danger. Chapter 6 also regulates incinerator burning under Section 8-6-2, requiring a separate Fire Department permit for an approved multiple-chamber incinerator, and Section 8-6-3 requires compliance with Tri-County Health Department, Jefferson County Health Department, state, or federal emission standards, applying whichever standard is most restrictive. , with each day of continued violation counted as a separate offense.