The City of Englewood reminds residents and visitors that a Stage 2 Fire Ban remains in effect, originally implemented on Dec. 16, 2025. With an unusually dry winter and continued lack of moisture, conditions remain elevated for fire risk across the community.
Prohibited Activities:
A Stage 2 Fire Ban means no outdoor fires or open burning of any kind, including but not limited to:
- Campfires
- Fires in permanent fire pits or fire grates at parks or picnic areas
- Charcoal-fueled fires
- Warming fires
- Fires in outdoor wood-burning stoves (which may produce sparks or embers)
- Burning of fence lines, fields, farmland, rangeland or wildland
- Burning of trash or debris
- Fireworks
Exemptions:
- Fires contained within liquid fueled or gas stoves, fireplaces and wood burning stoves/fireplaces within habitable buildings.
- Propane/LP/Natural Gas fueled barbecue grills used for cooking or warming food, which do not produce or emit sparks or embers when used.
- Propane/LP/Natural Gas fueled fire pits that do not produce or emit sparks or embers when used.
- Charcoal fueled grills and pits used for cooking or warming food, which do not produce or emit sparks or embers when used.
- Fire set by any federal, state, or local officer, or member of a fire Department in the performance of an official duty.
- Residential use of charcoal grills, Tiki torches, chimineas or other portable fireplaces or patio fire pits where allowed by code. Fires must be supervised by a responsible person of at least 18 years of age.
- Small recreational fires at developed picnic or campground sites contained in fixed permanent metal/steel fire pits (rock fire rings are considered temporary and not permanent) with flame lengths not in excess of four feet.
- Professional fireworks display.
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. For additional information, contact the City of Englewood Fire Marshal, Mike Smith at mjsmith@englewoodco.gov.
