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Beginning at 8 a.m. Thursday, June 6, 2024, Yavapai County will enter Stage 1 fire restrictions along with Prescott National Forest, the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management, and the Bureau of Land Management.

At the Board of Supervisors meeting on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, Chairman Craig Brown and the Board of Directors
Supervisors are expected to approve provisions for the Yavapai County Outdoor Fire Ordinance.
Fireworks were banned and Stage 1 fire restrictions were implemented for all four Yavapai County fire districts.

“To the people of Yavapai County, this evolving fire situation is not unusual,” Brown said.
Following normal weather patterns. Be careful with anything hot.
Or it could cause a spark. Yavapai County is fire-proof!”

The fire protection districts under Ordinance 2020-2 (North, Central, East, South) include Prescott,
Prescott Valley, Dewey Humboldt, Mayer, Cordes Junction, Black Canyon City, Congress, North
Wickenburg, Peoples Valley, Yarnell, Wilhoite, Cottonwood, Sedona, Camp Verde, and unincorporated areas.
area.
Prohibited conduct includes:

• The sale or use of fireworks.
• The setting up, maintaining, controlling or using of fires or campfires outside of developed areas
  Recreation site.
• Smoking is prohibited in any enclosed vehicle/building, developed recreational facility, or anywhere other than open areas.
  Outdoor areas at least 3 feet in diameter.
• Equipment equipped with an internal combustion engine or an external combustion engine,
  Spark arrestors are properly installed and maintained.

“Wildfires are a recurring hazard in Yavapai County,” Emergency Manager Ashley Alquist said.
A countywide fire ban has been recommended to protect communities, homes and natural resources.
Luck is never a good thing, so be prepared. Please help us all stay safe.”

The fire ban will remain in effect until the risk abates and authorities agree to lift the restrictions.
More information on Stage 1 fire restrictions and the Yavapai County Outdoor Fire Ordinance 2020
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