BLM Kremmling Field Office Increases Fire Restrictions to Protect Local Communities
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BLM Kremmling Field Office Increases Fire Restrictions to Protect Local Communities
Includes Public Lands in Grand, Summit, Eagle Counties
Colorado
Northwest DO
Kremmling FO
Media Contact
Heather S. Marsh
[[email protected]](https://www.blm.gov/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5b333e3a2f333e2904363a2928331b323428753f3432753c342d)
970-852-9272
BLM Office:
June 25, 2026
KREMMLING, Colorado — The Bureau of Land Management Kremmling Field Office will implement stage 2 fire restrictions because of elevated fire danger starting at 12:01 a.m. June 26. These restrictions apply to all BLM-administered public lands in Grand, Summit, and Eagle Counties that are within the boundaries of the field office. These restrictions will remain in effect until rescinded or amended.
Stage 2 Fire Restrictions
In addition to year‑round wildfire prevention rules and stage 1 restrictions, the following are prohibited :
- Building, maintaining, attending or using a fire or campfire, charcoal grill, coal, wood burning stove or sheepherders stove. Devices using pressurized liquid, jellied petroleum, or gas are exempted.
- Smoking, except within an enclosed vehicle, trailer or building.
- Operating a chainsaw without a spark arrester properly installed and working (must be USDA or SAE approved) with one round-point shovel (must be 36 inches or longer) and one chemical fire extinguisher (not less than 8 ounces capacity by weight) on site.
- Welding or operating an acetylene or other torch with open flame.
- Operating any internal combustion engine without a properly installed spark arresting device in good working order.
- Using explosives, exploding targets.
Learn about current federal and state fire restrictions using new Rocky Mountain Area Interagency Fire Restriction Dashboard. For more information about fire restrictions in KFO, please contact the field office at 970-724-3000.
Related Files
BLM-CO_NWD-KFO_MAP_Grand-Summit-Eagle_Stage2-Fire-Restrictions_06252026 (PDF / 2.0 MB)
BLM-CO_NWD-KFO_News-Release_Grand-Summit-Eagle_Stage2-Fire-Restrictions_06252026 (PDF / 144 KB)