A permit is required in Summit County and each of the towns  for all recreational (a.k.a. “backyard”) campfires that produce embers; permits are not required for gas fueled fire pits which have an on/off switch. 

Residents of the Summit Fire & EMS response area – including Copper Mountain, Dillon, Frisco, Keystone, Montezuma, Silverthorne and the unincorporated areas of Wildernest/Mesa Cortina and Summit Cove – can apply for a permit at Community Connect. Follow the prompts to create a profile for your home and apply for a permit under the “Burn Permit” category.

To receive a permit, you must meet all of the following conditions:

1. A fully enclosed fire pit with a steel mesh ember screen that goes over the top while you are burning. 
2. A garden hose attached to the spigot that reaches your fire pit, or a five-gallon bucket of water at the fire pit site, to extinguish the fire fully when you are done enjoying it.
3. A site for your fire pit that is safely clear of combustible materials, including grasses and other vegetation, overhead branches, wood/slash piles and structures.

Residents of the Summit Fire & EMS fire-protection district (including the communities of Copper Mountain, Dillon, Frisco, Keystone, Montezuma, Silverthorne, Summit Cove and Wildernest/Mesa Cortina and unincorporated parts of Summit County north of Farmer's Korner/Summit High School) apply by making a property profile on the Community Connect portal at https://www.communityconnect.io/info/co-summit. 

Residents of the Breckenridge-based Red, White & Blue Fire Protection District (including Breckenridge, Blue River, Tiger Road and unincorporated parts of Summit County south of Farmer's Korner/Summit High School) apply by making a property profile on the Community Connect portal  at https://www.communityconnect.io/info/co-breckenridge.

More information here.

Permits are required for all pile (slash) burning in Summit County. Permits are not valid between Memorial Day and Labor Day annually, and at other times when wildfire danger is rated "high," "very high" or "extreme," or when fire restrictions are in effect. 

Small piles

This is needed when a pile less than 8 feet in diameter needs to be burned. Small slash-pile burn permits can be applied for on Community Connect. 

Large piles

This is needed when a pile more than 8 feet in diameter but no larger than 15 feet in diameter needs to be burned. Large Pile Burns can be applied for on Community Connect. 

All new construction, including homes, commercial properties, additions to existing structures and decks that are expanded or in a new configuration are required to obtain a Wildfire Mitigation permit. 

READ THIS BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH FORM: Wildfire Mitigation Applicant Letter; THIS WILL OUTLINE STEPS GOING FORWARD.