The
fire restrictions, which covered the entire forest, are no longer
needed because fire danger has been reduced by increased moisture and
humidity from the annual
monsoon season. These wetter conditions prompted officials to lift
forest fire restrictions.
“Although
campfires and smoking will now be allowed throughout the forest,
visitors should properly extinguish cigarettes in ashtrays, and ashes in
a campfire
ring should be cold enough to touch before they are left,” said Tonto
NF Fire Staff Officer Clay Templin. “Campfires should be put out by
drowning with water and stirring with a shovel
to ensure the fire is cold.”
Forest
Supervisor Neil Bosworth extended special thanks to the visiting public
during the fire restrictions which began earlier this year. “We want
to thank everyone
for their patience and understanding while we had to restrict access
and activities on the Tonto during this fire season. We appreciate our
visitors’ support of the restrictions. Arizona had a challenging fire
season that was made a little easier by the
small number of human-caused fires.”
For more information, visit the Tonto website at
www.fs.usda.gov/tonto or call (602) 225-5200.
Useful Websites:
Arizona Fire Restrictions:
http://firerestrictions.us/az
Phoenix Interagency Fire Center:
http://gacc.nifc.gov/swcc/dc/
National Incident Information System
www.inciweb.org
Southwest Coordination Center:
http://gacc.nifc.gov/swcc
National Interagency Fire Center:
www.nifc.gov
National Fire Plan:
www.forestsandrangelands.gov
FireWise:
www.firewise.org
ARIZONA Websites:
www.azfireinfo.com
(fire prevention and restrictions)
www.publiclands.org/firenews/
www.azein.gov (Arizona Emergency Information Network for ALL hazard emergency and
disaster information)
Fire Restriction Information: Toll free 1 (877) 864-6985
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