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Burn Permits

Residents Inside Windsor or Severance City Limits

No burning is allowed inside the town limits of Windsor or Severance, except for burning in established barbecue grills, portable cooking appliances, commercial outdoor fire pits, ceramic or clay fire pots, and/or similar devices no bigger than 3' x 2' with a spark arrestor. Review the policies below for more information on accepted burning guidelines.

Recreational Burning - Outdoor Firepit GuidelinesOpen Flame Cooking Devices

Residents Outside of Windsor or Severance City Limits

  • Need a permit from their respective County

Burning Policies

Burn Regulations 
  • All open burning shall be pre-approved by the County 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 OR ACCELERANT 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 either Weld County Dispatch (970) 350-9600 or Larimer County Dispatch (970) 416-1985 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.
Prohibited Materials 
  • 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.)
  • 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.

For additional questions, please contact your respective County: Weld (970-304-6415) or Larimer (970-498-6775).