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Fire ban in effect for city
Mar 23rd
Fire officials in the City of Boulder are reminding residents that the Boulder County fire ban imposed today, March 23, applies to all city residences and areas within the City of Boulder limits.
Sheriff Joe Pelle enacted a ban on open burning and the discharge of fireworks in unincorporated Boulder County because of hazardous fire conditions in the area. The ban remains in effect until further notice.
The City of Boulder already has an ordinance in place that prohibits any open burning within the city limits or on city property outside city limits. However, with the county fire ban, the use of charcoal-type grills in areas other than private residences and the use of any device or item that could cause an open flame or heat source for a fire are also prohibited. This includes model rockets that use an ignitable-type fuel for operation.
Open burning is defined in local ordinance as bonfires, campfires or the burning of any trash, paper, rubbish, wood, weeds, brush, plants or other combustible or flammable material. Outdoor portable-type fireplaces such as chimineas or outdoor fire pits are illegal to operate within the city limits. Penalties can include criminal charges, fines, court costs, restitution, jail and insurance consequences.
City code prohibits use of fireworks, of any kind, anywhere in the city and prohibits possession of fireworks in any park, parkway, recreation area or open space. Amnesty will be granted to anyone wanting to discard unused fireworks brought to any Boulder fire station. To report fireworks violations, residents should call the non-emergency dispatch line at 303-441-3333. To report a fire, always call 9-1-1 and provide dispatchers with a location.
Sheriff Pelle orders outdoor fire ban for Boulder County
Mar 23rd
Boulder County, Colo. – Sheriff Joe Pelle has enacted a ban on open burning and the discharge of fireworks in unincorporated Boulder County. This specifically includes all areas east of the Peak-to-Peak Highway (State Highway 72).
The ban will remain in effect until the hazardous fire conditions subside. Advisory signs will be posted on roadways throughout the county by the end of this week.
The fire ban allows for liquid or gas fuel stoves and fireplaces in buildings. It bans all other open fires and the use of any kind of fireworks.
“Although the high winds will die down the forecast does not call for significant moisture, and continued breezy warm conditions will keep fire danger high,” Pelle said. “Firefighting resources are stretched thin and we need to do everything we can to prevent additional fires.”
Anyone found in violation of the fire ban may be convicted of a class 2 petty offense and may be subject to a $500 fine. Higher fines may be imposed for subsequent offenses.
Boulder County, Colo. – Sheriff Joe Pelle has enacted a ban on open burning and the discharge of fireworks in unincorporated Boulder County. This specifically includes all areas east of the Peak-to-Peak Highway (State Highway 72).
The ban will remain in effect until the hazardous fire conditions subside. Advisory signs will be posted on roadways throughout the county by the end of this week.
The fire ban allows for liquid or gas fuel stoves and fireplaces in buildings. It bans all other open fires and the use of any kind of fireworks.
“Although the high winds will die down the forecast does not call for significant moisture, and continued breezy warm conditions will keep fire danger high,” Pelle said. “Firefighting resources are stretched thin and we need to do everything we can to prevent additional fires.”
Anyone found in violation of the fire ban may be convicted of a class 2 petty offense and may be subject to a $500 fine. Higher fines may be imposed for subsequent offenses.
High Winds Warning over Boulder
Mar 22nd
High Wind Warning
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
347 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 2011
…STRONG WINDS IN AND NEAR THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS FROM LATE
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING…
.STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS AND ADJACENT
PLAINS THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A WEAK
UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE BY
LATE THIS EVENING.
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LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET-
JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR
CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET-
LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY-
BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD
COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…ESTES PARK…GLENDEVEY…NEDERLAND…
RED FEATHER LAKES…BAILEY…CENTRAL CITY…EVERGREEN…
GEORGETOWN…IDAHO SPRINGS…WESTCREEK…FORT COLLINS…
HEREFORD…LOVELAND…NUNN…ARVADA…BOULDER…GOLDEN…
LAKEWOOD…LONGMONT
347 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 2011
…HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS
EVENING…
A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS
EVENING.
* TIMING…STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING IN
AND NEAR THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS OF LARIMER…BOULDER AND
NORTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTIES.
* WINDS…WEST WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE
AFTERNOON…WITH SOME GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE.
* IMPACTS…THE FIRE DANGER WILL REMAIN HIGH DUE TO THE STRONG
WINDS. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD AVOID TRAVEL…
ESPECIALLY ALONG NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADWAYS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
REMEMBER…A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT STRONG AND POTENTIALLY
DAMAGING WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR HIGHLY LIKELY.
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Short Term Forecast
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
404 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 2011
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LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY-BOULDER AND
JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY-NORTH
DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE
COUNTIES/EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY-ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS
COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET-CENTRAL AND SOUTH WELD COUNTY-CENTRAL AND
EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES-
INCLUDING FORT COLLINS…HEREFORD…LOVELAND…NUNN…ARVADA…
BOULDER…GOLDEN…LAKEWOOD…LONGMONT…AURORA…BRIGHTON…CITY
OF DENVER…DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT…HIGHLANDS RANCH…
LITTLETON…PARKER…CASTLE ROCK…ELBERT…FONDIS…KIOWA…
LARKSPUR…EATON…FORT LUPTON…GREELEY…ROGGEN…BENNETT…
BYERS…DEER TRAIL…LEADER
404 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 2011
.NOW…
WEST-NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY
EVENING. GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE FOOTHILLS.
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