Garfield County Sheriff’s Office

September 22, 2026, 12:15 p.m. – Garfield County, CO, The Garfield County Sheriff’s Office, Bureau of Land Management – Upper Colorado River District, and the seven fire districts in Garfield County lift Stage 1 Fire Restrictions throughout Garfield County effective 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, September 23, 2026.

The White River National Forest will be lifting their restrictions on Friday, September 25, 2026.

The recent rainfall in our area along with cooler weather has allowed Stage I Restrictions to be lifted in Garfield County at all elevations. Fire restrictions are implemented based on specific criteria including the moisture content of vegetation, weather outlooks, human “risk” factors and firefighting resource availability.

Please exercise due diligence, be careful if you are building a campfire or partaking of any activity in an undeveloped area that might create sparks. There are still a lot fuels and dry vegetation in Garfield County where a fire could ignite and quickly spread.

Common sense and caution are the rule of the day. Enjoy our great outdoors here in western Colorado but do so carefully. Starting a wildfire would not only ruin your day but could cost someone a life, the loss of a home or other personal property. Undoubtedly, there would be legal consequences if you were to start a fire.