Burn permits

Fire restrictions

Garfield County, the Garfield County Sheriff’s Office, Upper Colorado River District Bureau of Land Management, the White River National Forest, and the seven fire districts in Garfield County are not currently under fire restrictions.

Colorado River Fire Rescue requests permitted burns be completed by 1:00 p.m. every day within its district.

Glenwood Springs Fire Department has cancelled all open burn permits.

Apply for burn permits from the other fire districts listed below. Also, obtain a required open burn/small pile/slash permit from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.

Burning is not permitted on Red Flag Warning days as indicated by the National Weather Service and Garfield County Emergency Communications Authority at any time of year.

No burn permits are issued between Memorial Day and Labor Day. Dry and windy conditions in the winter, spring, or fall months may preclude the provision of burn permits at any time.