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PHOENIX – Effective Friday, May 23, at 8 a.m. the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management and the Bureau of Land Management Colorado River District and Phoenix District will implement seasonal Stage 2 fire restrictions in central and western Arizona.
Restrictions on State Lands include Gila, La Paz, Maricopa, Mohave, Yavapai, and Yuma counties.
Restrictions on BLM-managed lands include La Paz, Maricopa, southern Mohave, northern Pinal, western Pima, Yavapai and Yuma counties.
Due to severe and extreme drought conditions and an uptick in fire activity, Arizona State, federal agencies, and Tribal agencies representing southeast Arizona plan to implement Stage 2 fire restrictions.
The Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management (DFFM) started work on three more fuels reduction projects in Yavapai County as part of the agency’s Healthy Forest Initiative (HFI) project work. The HFI program embraces proactive measures to safeguard Arizona’s communities and infrastructure and improve the health of the state’s diverse landscapes.
On Saturday, May 3, residents of Oracle and other communities across Arizona will collaborate for Wildfire Community Preparedness Day, a nationwide campaign that encourages residents and organizations to take action to reduce the risk of wildfires.
The Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management awards nearly $5 million through two separate grants to Arizona fire agencies to support their wildland firefighting operations and programs.
