Fire restrictions gradually roll back across county.

Fire restrictions across Jefferson County have been rolled back from stage-two restrictions to stage-one restrictions—allowing, among other activities, campfires in designated areas and the operation of motor vehicles off-trail where otherwise normally allowed.

The Jefferson County Commission voted on Aug. 26 to end stage-two restrictions beginning at 12:01 a.m., just after midnight, on Saturday, Aug. 28. At that time, the county reverted back to stage-one restrictions, which were in place from June 10 to July 31, when the stage-two restrictions were enacted. The stage-two restrictions included all restrictions within stage-one, plus some additional prohibitions.

The county restrictions govern all private non-forested lands outside of the incorporated cities of Boulder and Whitehall. Private forested lands are governed by the state Department of Natural Resources and Conservation’s restrictions. State public lands are covered by restrictions from the DNRC and Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks, and federal lands are covered by restrictions from the Forest Service and BLM