Honor. Courage.

FALL FUN AT GRAND LAKE FIRE

Saturday Sept. 13th
11 am to 2 pm

Join us at Grand Lake Fire for a fun afternoon kicking off the end of summer and the beginning of a beautiful fall!

Fun for kids and adults with live music, free food, fire truck rides, fire hose target practice, mini strength and agility courses, photos with Sparky the Fire Dog and more!

Learn about who your fire department is, how it operates, how our equipment works (with all the live demos), and where your tax dollars go.

Stage 1 Fire Restrictions

Effective Thursday August 11th Grand County is in STAGE 1 fire restrictions.

Stage 1  Fire Restrictions Flyer (PDF)

Stage 1 Fire Restrictions Press Release (PDF)

Under Stage One Restrictions, open fires in Grand County are prohibited outside of a developed recreation site which means that dispersed campfires in forested areas are not permitted. Each municipality (town) within Grand County has the ability to implement fire restrictions as determined by their local government. The Grand County Fire Restrictions Phone Line (recorded) is 970-725-3852. View current fire restrictions at www.GCEmergency.com. Our goal is to seek voluntary compliance with fire restrictions as we all do our part to prevent wildfires. If you need to report a fire restriction violation, please contact the Grand County Communications Center at 970-725-3311. For your safety, please do not personally address these issues and allow our Deputies to handle this.

The following activities and uses are prohibited under Stage One Fire Restrictions:

• Building, maintaining, attending, or using an open fire outside of a developed recreation site.

• Smoking, except within an enclosed vehicle or building, a developed campground or picnic area or while stopped in an area of at least six feet in diameter that is barren of all combustible materials.

• Operating a chainsaw without an USDA or SAE approved spark-arresting device properly installed and in working order.

• Welding or operating torches with open flame, except in an area of at least ten feet in diameter that is barren of all combustible materials.

• Incendiary devices (excluding permissible fireworks).

  A violation of Grand County Fire Restrictions is punishable by a $1,000.00 fine for each separate offense.

  The following activities and uses are allowed under Stage One Fire Restrictions:

• Open fires in developed campgrounds with fees and hosts or picnic areas with permanently constructed fire grates and/or charcoal grills.

• Fires contained within liquid or gas fueled stoves, lanterns or heating devices, and wood pellet grills and stoves.

• Open fires at private residences within permanent or portable outdoor fireplaces, fire pits, chimineas, and/or grills.

• Permissible fireworks according to state statute. The permitted, professional fireworks displays in Grand County are allowed.