Hello all!
With the wet spring the fuels are thick in Ruby-Horsethief. Things are starting to dry out. Because of this, Starting July 1st there will be no fires allowed between Loma, CO and the Utah border. This includes the use of charcoal. Cook stoves are fine but whatever you are using needs to have an on/off switch. Please give me a call if you have any questions 970-244-3000.
The following acts are prohibited:
Building, maintaining, attending, or using a fire or campfire except within a developed recreation site, or improved site. 36 CFR 261.52(a).
Smoking, except within an enclosed vehicle or building, a developed recreation site or while stopped in an area at least three feet in diameter that is barren or cleared of all flammable materials. 36 CFR 261.52(d).
No operation welding, acetylene, or other torch with an open flame.
Operating or using any internal or external combustion engine without a spark-arresting device properly installed, maintained, and in effective working order meeting either the USDA Forest Service Standard 5100-1a (as amended), or appropriate Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) recommended practice J335(b) and J350(a) (36 CFR 261.52(j)).
The following actions are permitted: petroleum-fueled stoves, lanterns, or heating devices providing such devices meet the fire underwriter’s specification for safety.
What does this mean?
• Campsites on the Ruby-Horsethief (Loma, CO to the Utah Border) section of the Colorado River are not a developed recreation site or a developed campground, fires are not permitted.
• This includes the use of charcoal. No charcoal is allowed.
• You may still use your cooking stove equipped with an on-off switch.
• Please carry a fire pan regardless of the ban. It is for emergency use only.
With the wet spring the fuels are thick in Ruby-Horsethief. Things are starting to dry out. Because of this, Starting July 1st there will be no fires allowed between Loma, CO and the Utah border. This includes the use of charcoal. Cook stoves are fine but whatever you are using needs to have an on/off switch. Please give me a call if you have any questions 970-244-3000.
The following acts are prohibited:
Building, maintaining, attending, or using a fire or campfire except within a developed recreation site, or improved site. 36 CFR 261.52(a).
Smoking, except within an enclosed vehicle or building, a developed recreation site or while stopped in an area at least three feet in diameter that is barren or cleared of all flammable materials. 36 CFR 261.52(d).
No operation welding, acetylene, or other torch with an open flame.
Operating or using any internal or external combustion engine without a spark-arresting device properly installed, maintained, and in effective working order meeting either the USDA Forest Service Standard 5100-1a (as amended), or appropriate Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) recommended practice J335(b) and J350(a) (36 CFR 261.52(j)).
The following actions are permitted: petroleum-fueled stoves, lanterns, or heating devices providing such devices meet the fire underwriter’s specification for safety.
What does this mean?
• Campsites on the Ruby-Horsethief (Loma, CO to the Utah Border) section of the Colorado River are not a developed recreation site or a developed campground, fires are not permitted.
• This includes the use of charcoal. No charcoal is allowed.
• You may still use your cooking stove equipped with an on-off switch.
• Please carry a fire pan regardless of the ban. It is for emergency use only.