2023 Fire Restrictions Information

It's fire season again, and fortunately this year we are not as vulnerable as the last few years. HOWEVER there is still danger and all of us must be careful. Tonto National Forest has implemented Stage I fire restrictions summarized as follows:

PROHIBITIONS:

Pursuant to 16 U.S.C § 551 and 36 C.F.R § 261.50(a), the following are prohibited on all National Forest System lands (NFS) in the Tonto National Forest, described below and shown on the attached map incorporated into this Order as Exhibit A (the “Described Area”):

1. Building, maintaining, attending, or using a fire, campfire, or stove fire, including charcoal and briquettes, outside a structure that is provided by the Forest Service within a designated area. 36 C.F.R. § 261.52(a).

2. Smoking, except within an enclosed vehicle or building, a developed recreation site, or while stopped in an area at least (3) feet in diameter that is barren or cleared of any flammable material. 36 C.F.R § 261.52(d).

3. Discharging a firearm, air rifle, or gas gun within the Described Area. 36 C.F.R § 261.58(m)

For current information, go to https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/tonto/alerts-notices

Remember, Gila County automatically implements Tonto National Forest fire restrictions. For direct information from our fire department, go to: https://ckfire.net