Prowers County Fire Restrictions & Burn Bans
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BurnBound monitors official Prowers County sources continuously and shows the current restriction status — alongside overlapping federal, state, and fire-district restrictions — on one color-coded map. Fire restrictions change quickly during Colorado's fire season, so always check the live map or the county's official channels before lighting any fire.
Who issues fire restrictions in Prowers County?
In Colorado, county-level fire restrictions for unincorporated areas are typically enacted by the Board of County Commissioners or the County Sheriff under C.R.S. §30-15-401 and §30-10-512/513. Within Prowers County, separate authorities can impose their own rules at the same time: fire protection districts (under C.R.S. Title 32), the U.S. Forest Service and BLM on federal land, Colorado Parks & Wildlife in state parks, and municipalities inside their town limits. That's why one spot on the map can carry several overlapping restrictions — BurnBound shows each one separately.
Prowers County's recorded statutory authority is C.R.S. § 30-15-401(1)(n.5). To confirm current restrictions by phone, the county office on record is 719-336-8050.
Official Prowers County sources
Fire protection districts in Prowers County
Every Colorado fire protection district can set its own fire restrictions independently of the county (C.R.S. Title 32) — most align with the county, but always check the district covering your exact location on the live map.
Prowers County fire-restriction rules by stage
Fire Ban (Stage 1)
Prohibited:
- open fires (camp fires, warming fires)
- fires in trash barrels or receptacles without top screens
- burning fence lines/rows, fields, farm lands, irrigation ditches, range lands, wild lands, trash and debris (without permit/notice)
Allowed:
- liquid-fueled or gas-fueled stoves or grills
- charcoal grill fires immediately adjacent to a residential or commercial area
- fires in wood burning stoves
- permanently constructed stationary masonry or metal fireplaces
- trash burning in barrels/containers fitted with a top screen
- small recreational fires in permanent pits/grates at developed picnic or campground sites (flame <=4 ft, supervised by a responsible party 21+, unless the Sheriff disallows)
- properly permitted fireworks displays
- agricultural burning with notice to the Rural Fire Chief
- open fires permitted by the Rural Fire Chief
Propane fire pits: permitted · Developed-campground fires: permitted
Exception covers 'liquid-fueled or gas-fueled stoves or grills' — narrower than shut-off-valve device language; propane fire pits plausible but not explicit (low confidence).
No Restrictions (Normal conditions (no restrictions declared))
Propane fire pits: permitted · Developed-campground fires: permitted
Rules content verified against primary sources on 2026-07-04.
Rules apply as written in each order — the county's current order always controls. This page never shows live status; check the live map for what is in effect right now.
Exact rules vary by jurisdiction and by order — the map's popup links the official order for Prowers County whenever one is published. See the full guide to Colorado fire restrictions for details, penalties, and propane specifics.