Be Fire Aware
The City of Flagstaff entered Stage 2 Fire Restrictions on Wednesday, June 18, at 6 p.m.
Do YOU know the difference between stage 1, 2 and 3 fire restrictions? Be in the know when you use Discover Flagstaff as a trusted resource during the warmer months of the year. Not only are the different stages of fire restrictions explained, but information is kept up to date as restrictions are in effect. Please #StayAndPlayResponsibly by being fire aware and ALWAYS know before you go. We know you love Flagstaff's outdoor spaces, and we do too! Let's work together to keep our wild spaces wild, for us AND our woodland friends.
The City of Flagstaff cooperates with local, county, state, and federal fire management agencies to ensure a coordinated effort is made in fire restrictions actions across jurisdictions.
To check if there is currently a Red Flag Warning in place, visit www.weather.gov/fgz.
✔️ - Allowed
🚩 - Allowed EXCEPT during a Red Flag Warning
❌ - Prohibited
Activity | Stage 0 | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Smoking in City parks and along the Flagstaff Urban Trail System (FUTS) | ❌️ | ❌️ | ❌️ | ❌️ |
Issuance of permits for open burning within the City | ✔️ | ❌️ | ❌️ | ❌️ |
Sale or use of consumer-grade fireworks (Both aerial & non-aerial) | ✔️ | ❌️ | ❌️ | ❌️ |
Use of charcoal and wood-fueled BBQs in city parks and open space | ✔️ | ❌️ | ❌️ | ❌️ |
Use of fire pits and other open flame devices without an on/off switch | ✔️ | 🚩️ | ❌️ | ❌️ |
Use of charcoal and wood-fueled BBQs at private residences and private campgrounds | ✔️ | 🚩️ | ❌️ | ❌️ |
Use of propane and gas BBQs with an on/off switch in city parks and private campgrounds | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ❌️ |
Use of propane and gas BBQs with an on/off switch at private residences | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Public access to sections of the Flagstaff Urban Trails System (FUTS) that provide an entrance into the Coconino National Forest | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ❌️ |
Public access to all City of Flagstaff Open Space lands, including Buffalo Park, McMillan Mesa, Observatory Mesa, and Picture Canyon Natural & Cultural Preserve | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ❌️ |
No person shall build, ignite or maintain any outdoor fire of any kind for any purpose within the City of Flagstaff, except by the authority of a written permit from the Fire Department.
EXCEPTION: Outdoor fires within inhabited premises or designated campsites where such fires are in a permanent barbecue, portable barbecue, outdoor fireplace, incinerator, grill, or any other outdoor fire appliance list for such purposes and are a minimum of 15 feet from any combustible materials or non fire-resistive vegetation.
Resources:
- City Fire Restrictions Stages information: flagstaff.az.gov
- State and Federal lands information: wildlandfire.az.gov
- Coconino National Forest (U.S. Forest Service) information: fs.usda.gov/coconino
- County Information: coconino.az.gov
- Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ): smoke.azdeq.gov
- Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT): AZ 511 app
- Motor Vehicle Use digital map: avenzamaps.com
- Centralized information so Coconino County residents and visitors can make informed decisions regarding their actions when out of control wildfires occur near or within their communities. cocowildfire.org