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Adams County amends burn ban to allow small contained fires with safety conditions
Summary
Adams County commissioners voted to amend Ordinance 2024‑20 to permit small fires contained in a fire ring or burn barrel if attended and a water source is available within 15 feet; the change came after input from the sheriff and local fire chiefs and amid concerns about drifting embers and cardboard fires.
Adams County commissioners on a motion amended Ordinance 2024‑20 to permit small fires that are contained in a fire ring or burn barrel, provided the fires are attended at all times and a water source is available within 15 feet to extinguish the blaze if necessary.
The change, introduced by county staff as an amendment to the existing open‑burn ban, was debated at length. The sheriff and local fire chiefs urged a narrowly tailored…
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