The City of Flagstaff and the Coconino National Forest will both enter Stage 1 fire restrictions at 8 a.m. on Friday, May 30.
Under Stage 1 restrictions in Flagstaff, the city will not issue permits for open burning, and charcoal or wood-fired stoves are prohibited in city parks and open spaces. Consumer-grade fireworks are also prohibited. Additionally, fire pits or other open-flame devices without an on/off switch are not allowed during any Red Flag Warnings issued by the National Weather Service.
Smoking or the use of electronic cigarettes are prohibited in city parks, open spaces and the Flagstaff Urban Trail System at all times.
Similarly, within the Coconino National Forest, campfires, charcoal grills or wood-fired stoves are allowed only in developed recreation sites during Stage 1 restrictions. Portable stoves using liquid or pressurized gas fuel are allowed so long as they have an on/off switch but must be used in an area clear of flammable materials for at least 3 feet in all directions. Smoking is allowed only in enclosed buildings or vehicles.
Fireworks are always prohibited on all U.S. Forest Service lands.
Much of Arizona is already under fire restrictions at this point in the year.
Last week, state and federal lands in central and western Arizona entered stricter Stage 2 restrictions, along with the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest in eastern Arizona and much of southern Arizona.
Wildfire has been a heightened concern this year following a dry winter. Both the Flagstaff City Council and Coconino County Board of Supervisors have hosted聽public discussions about the area鈥檚 fire preparedness. Local fire departments and districts have been encouraging residents to create defensible space around their homes and know their evacuation routes in case of emergency.
There have been a number of small fires in the vicinity of Flagstaff in 2025, including two in January. Earlier this month, Flagstaff police arrested a man who they allege deliberately started fires near Interstate 17. So far, all the fires have been successfully contained by city and/or Forest Service wildland fire crews with minimal spread. And the Coconino National Forest has been conducting prescribed and managed burns throughout the spring to reduce fuel accumulation on the landscape.
The forecast for this weekend in Flagstaff originally called for temperatures in the high 80s, but those seem to have been reduced after a small system passed through the area on Tuesday. The National Weather Service now has temperatures in the mid-80s on Friday and Saturday, with light winds, and a 50% chance of precipitation on Sunday. After that, temps are expected to drop to around 70 degrees to start next week.
The Flagstaff area is 3.46 inches below average in precipitation since Oct. 1, after being 30 inches below normal in snowfall for the winter season.聽
Additional information about fire restrictions is available at .
Update: Coconino County announced on the morning of Thursday, May 29 that all unincorporated county lands within the boundaries of the Coconino National Forest will also enter Stage 1 fire restrictions on Friday, May 30.
Unincorporated county lands within the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, including the community of Forest Lakes, are already under Stage 2 restrictions. No restrictions will be in effect for unincorporated lands within the boundaries of the Kaibab National Forest.
Detailed information about Coconino County鈥檚 fire restrictions is available at .
Additionally, the Arizona Department of Forestry & Fire Management announced that State Trust lands within Coconino County south of the Grand Canyon will enter Stage 1 fire restrictions on Friday. The same restrictions will go into effect north of the Grand Canyon beginning Monday, June 2.