{"id":168979,"date":"2026-02-18T01:39:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T01:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/168979\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T01:39:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T01:39:09","slug":"unincorporated-areas-of-el-paso-county-now-under-stage-ii-fire-restrictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/168979\/","title":{"rendered":"Unincorporated areas of El Paso County now under Stage II Fire Restrictions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KOAA) \u2014 The El Paso County Sheriff&#8217;s Office has announced unincorporated areas of the county are now under Stage II Fire Restrictions.<\/p>\n<p>By law, Stage II Fire Restrictions are as follows:<\/p>\n<p>All open fires and open burning are prohibited. This includes campfires, warming fires, charcoal grill fires, and the use of wood-burning stoves.The sale and use of all fireworks are strictly prohibited.Smoking is prohibited outdoors. Smoking is only allowed within an enclosed vehicle or building.The use of explosives is prohibited.<\/p>\n<p>Updates on fire restrictions and guidelines can be found on <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/epcsheriffsoffice.com\/services\/fire-information\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">the sheriff&#8217;s office&#8217;s website<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Violating these fire restrictions can result in a $1,000 fine. To report any suspected violations, you can call the sheriff&#8217;s office at <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.koaa.com\/news\/wildfire\/tel:+1(719)390-5555\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">(719)390-5555<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761855310_511_abc-action-news-640-x-200-peacock.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>    After 3 Years and Multiple Fires, This Historic Landmark Is Reopening<\/p>\n<p>The historic Navajo Hogan, a 91-year-old Colorado Springs landmark, is set to reopen next month after being closed since 2021. The new owners talk about the &#8220;leap of faith&#8221; required to restore the building and honor its unique history.<\/p>\n<p>After 3 Years and Multiple Fires, This Historic Landmark Is Reopening<\/p>\n<p>News Tips <\/p>\n<p>What should KOAA5 cover? Is there a story, topic, or issue we should revisit? Have a story you believe should make the light of day? Let our newsroom know with the contact form below.  <\/p>\n<p>____<\/p>\n<p>Watch KOAA News5 on your time, anytime with our free streaming app available for your Roku, FireTV, AppleTV and Android TV.  Just search <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.koaa.com\/apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">KOAA News5<\/a>, download and start watching.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KOAA) \u2014 The El Paso County Sheriff&#8217;s Office has announced unincorporated areas of the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":168980,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[68466,943,944,945,946,138,68467,140,139,68468,68469,46407,68470],"class_list":["post-168979","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-el-paso","tag-burn-ban-el-paso-county","tag-colorado","tag-colorado-news","tag-colorado-pueblo-news","tag-colorado-springs-news","tag-el-paso","tag-el-paso-county-burn-ban","tag-el-paso-headlines","tag-el-paso-news","tag-fire-ban","tag-fire-ban-el-paso-county","tag-fire-restrictions","tag-fire-restrictions-el-paso-county"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/168979","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=168979"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/168979\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/168980"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=168979"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=168979"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=168979"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}