WHO:
Residents of the Central Arizona Fire and Medical Authority and City of Prescott Fire Department jurisdictions
WHEN:
Friday, May 30, 2025, at 8:00 a.m.
WHERE:
The 42 square miles of the City of Prescott and the 369 square miles of the Central
Arizona Fire and Medical Authority (CAFMA), which includes the towns of Prescott Valley, Dewey-Humboldt, Chino Valley, and Paulden. CAFMA’s jurisdiction also applies to areas surrounding the City of Prescott, such as Williamson Valley, upper Copper Basin Road, the Mountain Club area, Ponderosa Park off White Spar Road, and the Senator Highway area of Karen Drive, Sweet Acres, and Oak Knoll Village, along with the areas of Government Canyon and Diamond Valley, located south of Prescott.
WHY:
The Prescott Fire Department and Central Arizona Fire and Medical Authority will
enact Stage I Fire Restrictions beginning at 8:00 a.m. on Friday, May 30, 2025. These restrictions will remain in effect until weather conditions improve throughout the area, justifying their safe removal. Please have a safe summer and visit our websites at https://www.cazfire.gov or https://prescottfire.org for further information. For Yavapai County Regional Fire Restriction information, you may visit the Office of Emergency Management’s website at yavapaiready.gov/fireban.
CONTACT:
Division Chief – Anthony Valdez (928) 777-1700, City of Prescott Fire Department
Fire Marshal – Darrell Tirpak (928) 772-7711, Central Arizona Fire and Medical Authority
Stage I Fire Restrictions:
- NO residential burn permits will be issued.
- Use of model rockets is PROHIBITED.
- Use of fireworks and other pyrotechnic displays are PROHIBITED except upon approval of a pyrotechnics permit.
- NO smoking outside of vehicles, outside of residential yards, or outside of designated smoking areas.
- NO outdoor use of firearms.
- Cooking, warming, or campfires (ash or ember producing) ARE ALLOWED at single and multi-family residential properties and Town parks (where approved) but MUST BE attended at all times.
