2025 Arizona Fire Season

[chumley]

Stage 1 fire restrictions starting Friday, February 28th at 8:00 a.m.

Holbrook, AZ – On Tuesday, February 25th, the voting members of the White Mountain Fire Coordinating Group (WMFCG) convened to assess current forest conditions and weather patterns throughout the region. The members voted to recommend the enactment of Stage 1 fire restrictions in the unincorporated areas of Apache and Navajo Counties on Friday, February 28th, 2025, at 8:00 a.m. Several other agencies, including the USFS Apache-Sitgreaves Forests, Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management, and select municipalities, will also implement similar restrictions.

Notably, Apache-Sitgreaves NF, which is part of the group, has not publicly posted the restriction yet (could just be that they don't currently employ anybody who can work their website -- A-S has always been a little slow on their comms team), though they are listed as a participating agency in the attached press release.

Apache-Sitgreaves NF spans the forest land along the Mogollon Rim across central and eastern Arizona from Knoll Lake to the New Mexico state line.

[The_Eagle]

@outdoor_lover
Started down below and "Controlled" to the top and past in places

[outdoor_lover]

@The_Eagle That's a shame. It certainly wasn't controlled very well. Pretty much killed all the maples and oaks in areas and really screwed a lot of pines while they were "controlling" it.

[RedRoxx44]

IMO a great use of technology. The One Way FIre spotted in the Parashant monument via remote camera check on 8-19; now about 95 % contained at a little over 200 mapped acres. I am surprised they didn't let this one go as not much of anything out there. Love the views from the remote camera feeds-- watch where you pee!!
https://home.nps.gov/para/webcams-para.htm

[xsproutx]

@RedRoxx44
I imagine they're maybe a little extra cautious at the moment to just let things go

[chumley]

Tonto is terminating fire restrictions effective Sept 5. Coco did so today.

I haven't seen anything from Prescott NF yet, so at this point, they are the only remaining NF in Arizona with active fire restrictions.

Most BLM land west of Phoenix and some state trust parcels continue to have restrictions. Figuring all that out is a mess, and nobody has ever figured out how to make it easier for the public to understand. Good luck! lol