Due to hot and dry conditions and an increase in fire danger across the state, Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management and Tonto National Forest officials have implemented stage 1 fire restrictions as of May 15.
The Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management have implemented stage 1 fire restrictions within state trust lands in Gila, Maricopa and Pinal counties. The following is prohibited:
Building, maintaining, attending or using a fire, campfire, charcoal, coal or wood stove, other than in a developed campsite or picnic area; smoking unless it is within an enclosed vehicle or building, a developed recreation site/improved site or while stopped in an area at least three feet in diameter that is barred or cleared of all flammable materials; fireworks or other incendiary devices; and welding or operating acetylene or other torch devices with an open flame.
Tonto National Forest officials have implemented emergency stage 1 fire restrictions and recreational shooting restrictions for the entire forest. The following acts are prohibited when visiting the Tonto during stage 1 fire restrictions:
Building or using a fire outside a Forest Service installed metal or concrete fire structure within a designated developed site such as campgrounds or picnic areas; smoking, except inside an enclosed vehicle or building, at a developed recreation site or in a cleared area at least 3 feet wide that is free of flammable material; and discharging firearms, including air rifles or gas guns.
Violation of fire restrictions is punishable by a fine of up to $5,000 and imprisonment for up to six months.
For all statewide fire restriction information, visit: https://wildlandfire.az.gov.
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