Cuba Fire Rescue is enforcing Stage 2 fire restrictions within Cuba Village limits and in the County’s unincorporated areas effective May 16th, 2022. Stage 2 fire restrictions prohibit the following activities:
- Building, maintaining, attending or using a fire, campfire or stove fire.
- Smoking, except within an enclosed vehicle or building, a developed recreation site, or while stopped in an area at least three feet in diameter that is cleared of vegetation and flammable material.
- Blasting, welding, or operating an acetylene or other torch with open flame.
- Using an explosive of any kind. (Fireworks and other pyrotechnic devices)
- Driving off designated roads. Motorists may park in areas cleared of vegetation within 10 feet of the roadway, or in designated parking areas.
All open flame sources such as campfires and agricultural burns are banned until further notice. The use propane grills is still allowed, though smoking outdoors is discouraged.
The use and sales of fireworks is prohibited in any wild land area in the Village of Cuba and Sandoval County.