By order of Sheriff Darren Weekly, Stage 1 Fire Restrictions are in place for unincorporated areas of Douglas County. Ordinance No. O-012-004 restricts open fires, open burning, and the use of fireworks in the unincorporated areas of Douglas County.
By order of Sheriff Darren Weekly, Stage 1 Fire Restrictions are in place for unincorporated areas of Douglas County. Ordinance No. O-012-004 restricts open fires, open burning, and the use of fireworks in the unincorporated areas of Douglas County.
In observance of Christmas, all Douglas County offices will close at noon on Wednesday, Dec. 24, and will be closed for the entire day on Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025. Offices will reopen at 8 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 26, for normal business. Many County services are available 24/7 by visiting online services.
The Douglas County History Repository, established by the Board of County Commissioners, is dedicated to the acquisition, preservation, display and curation of historic and prehistoric cultural materials. The materials are derived from and relevant to the cultural and natural history of Douglas County, the Palmer Divide, the High Plains and the State of Colorado. The Douglas County History Repository operates for research, education and curation to preserve in perpetuity, for the public benefit, the history of the community from the time of the earliest human inhabitants to the present.
