Fire restrictions

Fire restrictions start in portions of northeastern Arizona Friday as a historically dry winter continues.

The Coconino National Forest, Coconino County and the City of Flagstaff will rescind fire restrictions Friday as the region has received widespread monsoon moisture and wildfire danger has decreased.

Officials with the Kaibab National Forest say they’ll return to stage 1 fire restrictions on the northern portion of the forest beginning Thursday morning as fire danger has increased.

Much of northern Arizona will move into Stage 2 Fire Restrictions Friday as hot, dry and windy conditions continue. Restrictions and closures typically remain in place until the area receives significant, widespread precipitation.

The Prescott National Forest will lift all fire restrictions at 6 a.m. Saturday as recent monsoon moisture has drastically lessened wildfire danger.

Both the Coconino and Kaibab national forests lifted all fire restrictions Tuesday morning as recent monsoon moisture has drastically lessened wildfire danger.

The City of Flagstaff will lift fire restrictions Tuesday morning as monsoon moisture has lessened wildfire danger throughout the region.

Stage 1 Fire and Smoking Restrictions are set to start at 8 a.m. Thursday throughout northern Arizona.

Prescott, Clarkdale, Yavapai County and the Prescott National Forest are the latest entities to announce implementation of Stage 1 Fire and Smoking Restrictions. Coconino County, the City of Flagstaff, the Coconino National Forest and parts of the Kaibab National Forest have already fire restrictions effective Thursday, June 29, 2023, at 8 a.m.

Stage I fire and smoking restrictions will go into effect June 29, 2023, at 8 a.m. across the entirety of the Coconino National Forest and the Williams Ranger District of the Kaibab National Forest, as well as all of Coconino County and the city of Flagstaff.