Coconino NF to lift fire restrictions Thursday
Contact Information: Brady Smith, Public Affairs Officer 928-527-3490 brady.smith@usda.gov
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz., Sept. 3, 2025—The Coconino National Forest will lift fire restrictions at 8 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 4, due to recent widespread precipitation across the forest.
While forest-wide restrictions will be lifted, several areas of the Coconino National Forest are subject to permanent year-round fire restrictions, which will continue to remain in effect.
Forest visitors are asked to adhere to best practices when building a campfire. Where fires are permitted, use established fire rings, fire pans or mound fires, and keep fires small. It is always illegal to leave a campfire unattended.
Use at least six gallons of water and a shovel to completely extinguish a campfire, making sure it is dead out, wet and cold to the touch.
Down and dead wood may be gathered around a camping area for use at a campsite, but it is illegal to load wood in a vehicle to remove from the forest without a permit. Do not cut standing trees or remove limbs from standing trees.
The Coconino National Forest may re-enter fire restrictions at any time should conditions to do so be met. Coconino National Forest visitors are reminded to report all abandoned campfires to the forest’s dispatch center at 928-527-3552.
