Update January 8, 2025

As of Wednesday, January 8, 2025, the fire ban in Englewood has been lifted.

Original Notice December 30, 2024

Due to dry conditions and based upon the Open Burning Ban, the City of Englewood has issued a Stage 2 Fire Ban; meaning no fireworks or any other outdoor fires including, but not limited to; campfires, fires in constructed or permanent fire pits or fire grates within developed camp and picnic grounds and recreation sites, charcoal fueled fires, warming fires, fires in outdoor wood burning stoves (chimney sparks or embers), and/or the prescribed burning of fence lines, fence rows, fields, farmlands, range lands, wild lands, trash and debris.

The authority to implement an Open Burning Ban is provided through Title 6 of the Englewood Municipal Code. The City of Englewood’s Open Burn Ban shall be enforced as a City Ordinance violation that, upon conviction, could result in fines up to $1,000. Residents should be aware that it is illegal to possess, store, sell, use, or shoot fireworks within the City of Englewood. Additional information, contact the City of Englewood Fire Marshal, Mike Smith at mjsmith@englewoodco.gov.