<div dir='auto'><div dir="auto"><div><h2 style="margin:0px 0px 5px;color:rgb( 55 , 61 , 63 );font-family:'myriad-pro' , sans-serif;background-color:rgb( 255 , 255 , 255 )"><div dir="auto" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: large; font-weight: 400;"><span style="color: rgb(55, 61, 63); font-family: myriad-pro, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br></span></div><div dir="auto" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: large; font-weight: 400;"><span style="color: rgb(55, 61, 63); font-family: myriad-pro, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">It looks like some further info and bringing bbq might be a good plan:</span></div><div dir="auto" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: large; font-weight: 400;"><br></div><div dir="auto" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: large; font-weight: 400;"><span style="color: rgb(55, 61, 63); font-family: myriad-pro, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">The rule of thumb is that a fire is allowed if it can be "turned off" rather than "put out".</span><br></div><div dir="auto" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: large; font-weight: 400;"><br></div></h2><h2 style="margin:0px 0px 5px;color:rgb( 55 , 61 , 63 );font-family:'myriad-pro' , sans-serif;background-color:rgb( 255 , 255 , 255 )">Activities not allowed during a fire ban:</h2><h2 style="margin:0px 0px 5px;color:rgb( 55 , 61 , 63 );font-family:'myriad-pro' , sans-serif;background-color:rgb( 255 , 255 , 255 )"><ul style="margin:10px 0px;padding:0px 0px 0px 20px;list-style-position:outside;font-size:16px;font-weight:400"><li>Fires of any kind, including but not limited to charcoal grills and fire pits.</li><li><p style="margin:0px 0px 20px;font-family:inherit;font-size:1em;color:inherit">Smoking, except in an enclosed vehicle or an area six feet in diameter that is barren or cleared of all combustible materials. All smoking materials must be discarded in approved containers.</p></li></ul></h2><h2 style="margin:0px 0px 5px;color:rgb( 55 , 61 , 63 );font-family:'myriad-pro' , sans-serif;background-color:rgb( 255 , 255 , 255 )">Activities allowed during fire restrictions and fire bans:</h2><h2 style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><div dir="auto" style="font-weight: 400;"><ul style="color: rgb(55, 61, 63); font-family: myriad-pro, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 20px; list-style-position: outside;"><li>Use of liquid or gas-fueled appliances, including but not limited to, gas grills, gas fire pits and gas stoves. The rule of thumb is that a fire is allowed if it can be "turned off" rather than "put out".</li></ul><ul style="color: rgb(55, 61, 63); font-family: myriad-pro, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 20px; list-style-position: outside;"><li>Fires authorized by permit from the West Metro Fire Department.</li></ul><div style="" dir="auto"><font color="#373d3f" face="myriad-pro, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><br></span></font></div><div style="" dir="auto"><font color="#373d3f" face="myriad-pro, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Thanks </span></font></div><div style="" dir="auto"><font color="#373d3f" face="myriad-pro, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Laura</span></font></div></div></h2></div></div><div><br><div class="elided-text">On Aug 11, 2024 9:05 AM, JOHN DAWSON via RMC-List <rmc-list@corvair.org> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 0.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<span style="font-family:'helvetica';font-size:12pt">Mike & all:</span>
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<span style="font-family:'helvetica';font-size:12pt">From Lakewood's website: </span><span style="font-family:'helvetica';font-size:12pt"><a href="https://www.lakewood.org/Government/Departments/Community-Resources/Parks-Forestry-and-Open-Space/OFF-Park-Fire-Restrictions">Park Fire Restrictions - City of Lakewood</a></span>
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<strong><span style="font-size:12pt">A fire ban is in effect for Lakewood's parks and open spaces. </span><span style="font-size:12pt">Activities never allowed:</span></strong>
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<ul><li>Building, maintaining, attending or using any fire or campfire, <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline">except within a permanently constructed fire grate or grill in natural areas and parks.</span></strong></li></ul>
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<span style="font-family:'helvetica';font-size:12pt">Yes, a fire ban is in effect; however, it looks like we can use the grill.</span>
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<span style="font-family:'helvetica';font-size:12pt">For safety's sake, perhaps we could bring a fire extinguisher and have a bucket of water nearby.</span>
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<span style="font-family:'helvetica';font-size:12pt">Be safe out there.</span>
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On 08/11/2024 6:08 AM MDT MICHAEL PIPER via RMC-List <rmc-list@corvair.org> wrote:
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<span style="font-family:'helvetica';font-size:12pt">Hello folks,</span>
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<span style="font-family:'helvetica';font-size:12pt">If I'm thinking correctly, which is never a sure thing, the Picnic is in a week.</span>
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<span style="font-family:'helvetica';font-size:12pt">At the last meeting it was brought up that there was a fire ban at Bear Creek Lake park and so we could not use the charcoal grills.</span>
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<span style="font-family:'helvetica';font-size:12pt">Can we get an update on that status from whoever has been talking to the park? We've had some rain.</span>
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<span style="font-family:'helvetica';font-size:12pt">If we can't use the charcoal grills, what other options do we have? I'm not in a position where I can bring our grill and it really isn't big enough to make a solid dent as it is.</span>
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<span style="font-family:'helvetica';font-size:12pt">Karen suggested maybe we could do the hamburgers and such another time and pick up cooked meat like BBQ pork, sausage and Brisket somewhere on the way.</span>
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<span style="font-family:'helvetica';font-size:12pt">Any info and suggestions are appreciated.</span>
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<span style="font-family:'helvetica';font-size:12pt">Regards,</span>
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