SignalsAZ.com Prescott News Podcast - Yavapai County Enacts Stage 2 Fire Restrictions in Zones 3, 4, - 5

Episode Date: May 23, 2025

Send us a text and chime in!*** UPDATE: Beginning at 8 a.m. on Friday, May 30, 2025, Yavapai County will enact Stage 1 Fire Restrictions for Zones One (1) and Two (2) due to increasing fire danger and persistent dry conditions.  These restrictions include the following Fire Ban Zones: One (1) and Two (2), including the areas of Prescott, Prescott Valley, Chino Valley, Dewey-Humboldt, Sedona, Cottonwood, Camp Verde, the Verde Valley, and surrounding communities Activities Prohibited Under Stage 1 Fire Restrictions: Igniting, building, maintaining, or using a fire, including fires fueled by combustible materials such as wood, charcoal, briquettes, and/or coal. Exclusion: Fires fueled by combustible materials,... For the written story, read here >> https://www.signalsaz.com/articles/yavapai-county-enacts-stage-2-fire-restrictions-in-zones-3-4-5/Check out the CAST11.com Website at: https://CAST11.com Follow the CAST11 Podcast Network on Facebook at: https://Facebook.com/CAST11AZFollow Cast11 Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/cast11_podcast_network

Text to Speech Audio articles made possible by Cast 11 Talking Glass Media. Beginning at 8 a.m. on Friday, May 23, 2025, Yavapai County's fire restrictions zones 3, 3, 4, 4, and 5, in coordination with the Department of Forestry and Fire Management and Bureau of Land Management, will implement stage 2 fire restrictions to reduce wildfire risk. This implementation marks the first use of the updated Yavapai County Outdoor Fire Ordinance 2025-2, which replaces Ordinance 2020. to 2. Stage 2 fire restrictions are being enacted preemptively by an interim order signed by Chair Mallory in May 2025. The formal resolution will go before the Yavapai County Board of

Supervisors for approval at their next meeting on June 4, 2025. These restrictions are in coordination with federal partners, including the Bureau of Land Management in the Tonto National Forest, which entered stage 2 fire restrictions on May 1, 2025. These restrictions include the following fire ban zones 3-3-4-4 and 5, 5, including the areas of Ash Fork, Seligman, Black Canyon City, Congress, North Wickenberg, Peoples Valley, Yarnel, Wilhoite, and unincorporated areas herein. Unsure of your zone? Visit Yavapai County Know Your Zone. Activities prohibited under stage 2 fire restrictions. Igniting, building, maintaining, or using any type of fire fuel by combustible materials such as wood, charcoal, briquettes, or coal. Exemption, portable stoves, wood pellet smokers,

grills, fire rings, or other pressurized liquid petroleum gas, LPG. Devices that can be turned on and off are allowed if located at a developed site, as defined in the ordinance. Smoking outdoors Exemption, smoking is permitted within enclosed vehicles or at a developed site, as defined in the ordinance. Using internal combustion engines for activities such as landowners, property maintenance or household repairs. Exemption, internal combustion engines equipped with spark arresting devices may be operated for household-only activities, including landscaping, property maintenance, or repair. Use of explosive targets, tracer rounds, or incendiary ammunition.

No exemptions available. Outdoor mechanical and industrial operations, including welding and the use of acetylene or other torches with open flames. No exemptions of available. In addition, all forms of outdoor burning are strictly prohibited, including open fires, campfires, fireworks, and any combustion-related activities. These fire restrictions will remain in effect until wildfire risk levels decrease. Fire agencies and safety agencies involved in this decision will collectively determine when conditions permit lifting the fire ban. For additional details about stage 2 fire restrictions, including exemptions, safety guidelines, and the full text of the updated Yavapai County Outdoor Fire Ordinance 2025 to 2, please visit www.

www.Yavipai ready.gov slash fire ban. We encourage residents and visitors to stay informed and practice fire safety during this critical dry season. Catch up with more local news stories on signalsaz.com. Subscribe and be the F1 RSD to know.