Arizona · Burn Bans

Before

Most of Arizona is out of seasonal fire restrictions after the monsoon, but one BLM district is not. BLM'S ARIZONA STRIP DISTRICT IS AT STAGE 1 — Fire Prevention Order AZ-ASD-2026-03, effective 12:01 a.m. July 30, 2026 and in force until rescinded — covering BLM land in Mohave and Coconino counties north of the Grand Canyon, including Vermilion Cliffs and Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monuments: no open fire or campfire using wood, charcoal or any ash-producing fuel, no smoking except inside a vehicle or building, no metal grinding, cutting or welding, no internal-combustion engine without a working spark arrester, and no exploding targets or tracer ammunition. BLM lifted its seasonal restrictions elsewhere in the state earlier in the summer — Apache and Navajo counties on July 17, 2026 and the Colorado River and Phoenix districts on July 22-23, 2026. Arizona's national forests are currently without fire restrictions; the Tonto National Forest posts that fact explicitly, though several forests keep year-round area rules, such as the campfire and camping limits around Flagstaff, Sedona and Oak Creek on the Coconino. ALWAYS PROHIBITED regardless of stage: fireworks, exploding targets, sky lanterns, tracer ammunition and other incendiary devices on all BLM-managed land in Arizona, year-round, and target shooting and fireworks on Arizona State Trust Land at any time of year. Arizona's state fire agency has not published a current State Trust Land restriction stage — its restrictions page still carries a July 2024 notice — so confirm State Trust land with the State Land Department, and confirm counties, tribal land and city limits locally. Check your exact area at wildlandfire.az.gov.

Now

Arizona is now out of seasonal fire restrictions on federal land. BLM lifted its last seasonal order, the Arizona Strip District's Stage 1 restrictions (Fire Prevention Order AZ-ASD-2026-03, which had covered BLM land in Mohave and Coconino counties north of the Grand Canyon, including Vermilion Cliffs and Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monuments), on September 8, 2026. BLM had already lifted seasonal restrictions in Apache and Navajo counties on July 17, 2026 and in the Colorado River and Phoenix districts on July 22, 2026. All 6 national forests in Arizona (Apache-Sitgreaves, Coconino, Coronado, Kaibab, Prescott and Tonto) posted no fire restrictions when their alert pages were read on September 20, 2026. AREA RULES STILL APPLY year-round on the Coconino National Forest: camping and campfire restrictions are in effect around Flagstaff (Forest Order 03-04-08-26-02), in the area west of Sedona except within designated camping areas, in Sedona and Oak Creek Canyon, at Kachina Village and Pumphouse Wash, and around Lake Mary, so check the Coconino's orders before lighting a campfire near those towns. ALWAYS PROHIBITED regardless of season: fireworks, exploding targets, sky lanterns, tracer ammunition and other incendiary devices on all BLM-managed land in Arizona under year-round Fire Prevention Order AZ910-2022-001, and target shooting and fireworks on Arizona State Trust Land at any time of year. Arizona's state fire agency (DFFM) did not return its restrictions page to our automated check, so confirm State Trust land with the State Land Department, and confirm counties, tribal land and city limits locally. Check your exact area at wildlandfire.az.gov.