SignalsAZ.com Prescott News Podcast - Prescott National Forest Announces Stage 1 Fire Restrictions

Starting point is 00:00:00 Text to Speech audio articles made possible by Cast 11 Talking Glass Media. Due to rapidly drying wildland fuels and above normal predicted fire potential for the month of June, the Prescott National Forest plans to enter stage 1 fire restrictions, to include a recreational shooting prohibition, beginning Friday May 30th at 8 a.m. restrictions will remain in effect until forest officials determine that conditions have improved sufficiently to reduce the risk of human-caused wildfires. Fire and recreational shooting restrictions will apply to all national forest system lands, roads, and trails within the administrative boundary of the Prescott National Forest.

Starting point is 00:00:36 Stage I fire restrictions prohibit the following. Building, maintaining, attending or using a fire, campfire, or stove fire, including the use of charcoal and briquettes, except within a fire structure provided by the Forest Service at the developed recreation areas identified below. Smoking, except within an enclosed vehicle or building, a developed recreation site, or while stopped in an area at least three, three, Feat in diameter that is barren or cleared of any flammable material. Discharging a firearm, air rifle, or gas gun.

Starting point is 00:01:10 Exemptions from restrictions include the following. Persons with a Forest Service permit that specifically exempts them from restrictions or a written determination by a Forest Service officer that a permit is not required. Persons using a device solely fueled by liquid petroleum or LPG fuels that can be turned on and off. Such devices can only be used in an area. that is barren or cleared of all overhead and surrounding flammable materials within three feet of the device. Persons engaged in legal hunting activity pursuant to state, federal, or tribal laws and regulations are allowed to discharge a firearm while taking wildlife. Any federal, state, or local

Starting point is 00:01:50 officer, or member of an organized rescue or firefighting resource in the performance of an official duty. Developed recreation areas on the Prescott National Forest include Bradshaw Ranger District. Altow Pit OHV Campground and Day U's. Thumbute Day U's and Group Ramada. Yavapai Campground. Links Creek Ruin Day U's Wacoob De U's Ranch Trailhead No 62. Turney Gulch Group Campground. Links Lake North Shore Day U's. Kiyu Sequestrian Trailhead DeUs. Links Lake South Shore Day U's Eagle Ridge Campground Groom Creek Horse Campground Links Campground

Starting point is 00:02:35 Lower Wolf Creek Campground Hilltop Campground Upper Wolf Creek Camp Round White Spar Campground Haslett Hollow Campground Horse Thief Cabin Verb Ranger District Mingus Mountain Campground

Starting point is 00:02:53 Potato Patch Campground Mingus Tent Sites Aspa Camp Round Mingus Group Site Copper Canyon Trailhead Mingus Vista Day U's Summit Day Use Mingus Picnic Day Use

Starting point is 00:03:11 Playground Group Campground Sycamore Cabin rental Grief Hill Trailhead The Public can obtain fire information via the following Prescott National Forest website www. www.fs.usda.gov slash R03 slash Prescott. Follow us on Facebook or Twitter.

Starting point is 00:03:33 Local Ranger stations, Bradshaw Ranger District 928, 443-80-800-80-000, Verd Ranger District 928-567, 4121. Learn more about current fire restrictions in Yavapai County, the Coconino National Forest, the city of Flagstaff, and the rest of Central Arizona on Signalz. Catch up with more local news stories on Signalsaz.com. Subscribe and be the F1 RSD 2 No.

SignalsAZ.com Prescott News Podcast - Prescott National Forest Announces Stage 1 Fire Restrictions

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