Residents inside Windsor or Severance City Limits need a permit from Windsor Severance Fire Rescue:

• Windsor Residents: Click here to check if you are in the town limits of Windsor
• Severance Residents: Click here to check if you are in the town limits of Severance

​​​​​​​A permit from Windsor Severance Fire Rescue can be requested by submitting a Burn Request.

Residents Outside Of Windsor Or Severance City Limits:

• Need a permit from their respective Fire District
• Need a permit from their respective County

Don’t Know If You Live With WSFR’s District Boundaries?

If you are located outside of WSFR's District Boundaries, you will need to figure out the fire district you are located in and follow their respective burning policies.

For those who reside within WSFR Boundaries:

• A permit from Windsor Severance Fire Rescue can be requested by submitting a Burn Request.

Request A Permit From Your Respective County:

• Weld Residents: To request a permit from Weld County, see Weld County Burn Permits.
• Larimer Residents: To request a permit from Larimer County, see Larimer County Burn Permits.

Inside Windsor and Severance Town Limits

No burning is allowed inside the town limits of Windsor or Severance except by special authorization by Windsor Severance Fire Rescue to:

• Burn weeds in irrigation ditches, ditch banks, and ditch right of ways and when performed by or under the direct supervision of a ditch company or ditch owner.

*Special authorization is not required for burning in established barbecue grills, portable cooking appliances, commercial outdoor fire pits, ceramic or clay fire pots, and/or similar devices.

Outside Windsor and Severance Town Limits

Open burning outside of the town limits of Windsor and Severance requires a burn permit from Windsor Severance Fire Rescue and either Weld County Health Department or Larimer County Health Department. Open burns authorized by Windsor Severance Fire Protection District are limited to:

• The burning of TREE SLASH in organized and monitored burn piles.
• The burning of weeds in irrigation ditches, ditch banks, and ditch right-of-ways by or under the direct supervision of a ditch company or ditch owner.
• Agricultural burning. (A burn permit is not required for agricultural burns, but please call us at 970-686-2626 and let us know that you will be burning)

• All open burning shall be pre-approved by the Fire Marshal or a Fire District Representative and shall have a valid open burning permit.
• There shall be no Open Burning during State or County authorized fire restrictions or bans.
• No person shall burn upon the land of another without permission of the owner thereof or his agent.
• The tree slash pile shall be no larger than 8 feet wide and 6 feet high, at any time and shall be constructed away from standing timber and structures.
• Tree slash material shall be no larger than 4” in diameter.
• The ground surrounding the tree slash pile shall be scraped to mineral earth (clean dirt) to a distance of at least 10 feet in all directions.
• A minimum distance of 50 feet shall be maintained between tree slash fire and structures or combustible materials. Feed piles shall be maintained at a minimum distance of 25 feet from the burning pile.
• Open burning is not permitted when sustained winds or wind gusts are predicted to exceed 5 miles per hour or during extremely dry conditions, as determined by the Fire Marshal or Fire District Representative.
• USE OF GASOLINE IS PROHIBITED.
• All fires shall be continuously attended by a competent, non-impaired adult having pre-approved and ready-to-use fire extinguishing equipment on site.
• The open burning permit shall be maintained on-site and available for viewing at all times during the active burning.
• The open burning permit holder shall call the Weld County Dispatch at (970) 350-9600 prior to starting the burning and once the fire is completely out.
• Open burning of tree slash shall only occur between sunrise and sunset and shall be completely extinguished (out cold) prior to sunset and prior to the attendant leaving the site.
• Failure to comply with the provisions of the Windsor Severance Fire Protection District Open Burning Regulations is punishable under Chapter 3 of the 2018 International Fire Code and the Colorado Revised Statutes 25-7-123(3), which sets fines up to $1,000 per day.

• Plastics, tires, plastic tarps, electric wiring, plumbing materials, plastic irrigation pipe and ducts.
• Vehicles, trailers, mobile homes, campers, tents, or parts from these items.
• Houses, barns, animal shelters, sheds, buildings, lean-to’s, garages.
• Chemicals of any kind: paint, fuels, polyurethane, thinners, solvents.
• Furniture, coated wood, manufactured wood (laminates, plywood, particle board, dimensional lumber).
• Electric wiring, boxes, electronic equipment, or anything with a circuit board.
• Green lumber, leaves, cat tails, recently cut limbs and logs.
• Any compostable plant material.
• Manure, urine-soaked materials, animal droppings, corral bedding.
• Deceased animals and animal parts
• Commercially-derived materials (wastes from business entities).
• Burning weeds in agriculturally exempt water conveyance structures (ditches, canals, etc.); See below.
• Open field burning on agriculturally zoned land to control weeds or undesirable plants for the purpose of enhancing crop production or improving lands for animal grazing. See below
• (Agricultural Open Burning is exempt from permitting by Regulation No. 9 and the Weld County Codes and Regulations.)