Fire Restrictions and Current Wildfires

Welcome to the Arizona Backcountry Explorers fire information page. Here, you will find information about wildfires and fire restrictions in Arizona and across the US.

Know Before You Go!

Fire restrictions are temporarily put in place during the summer months, depending on dry conditions. Fire restrictions are broken down into stages. Each stage prohibits different acts while using public lands. These prohibitions will vary depending on each fire restriction and location. We put together the following map to help you observe all current fire restrictions. Arizona Fire Restrictions are always lifted after a good rain and usually don’t affect our access.

During the Arizona wildfire season, we will receive many natural and human-caused wildfires. Along with forest fires come closures. These closures allow wildland firefighters a chance to move equipment and complete their duties to contain the fire. Anywhere you see a fire, you can guarantee there is a closure.

The various datasets used for this map are maintained by the National Interagency Fire Center, NASA, and Arizona Fire and Forestry Management. We cannot guarantee the information found on this map is accurate or up to date. You are encouraged to confirm the information you find here.

More information on wildfire can be found at the links below.

National Interagency Fire Center
Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management
Inciweb
Incident Review Database

News from Inciweb

  • Green Ridge Fire (Wildfire)
    The Turkey Tail and Green Ridge fires began from lightning strikes July 7. The fires are managed as one incident, […]
  • Nason Fire (Wildfire)
    Located 17 miles northwest of Plain, Washington, the Nason Fire is approximately 1,269 acres, burning in very steep, rocky terrain […]
  • Windy Fire (Wildfire)
    The Windy Fire, burning on the Tule River Indian Reservation and in Giant Sequoia National Monument, Sequoia National Forest has […]
  • KNP Complex (Wildfire)
  • Boundary Fire (Wildfire)
     When the Boundary Fire started on August 10th, it escaped initial attack suppression efforts by firefighters.  Fuel moisture in the […]
  • Twentyfive Mile (Wildfire)
    Twentyfive Mile Fire Update September 20, 2021 Size: 22,061 acres Total Personnel: 330 (7 crews, 13 engines, 3 helicopters, 17 […]
  • Monument Fire (Wildfire)
    Today's Update | Incident MapThe Monument Fire is a lightning-caused fire that was first reported on Friday, July 30, 2021 at […]
  • Character Complex (Wildfire)
    The Character Complex was originally comprised of two fires: The Deceitful and Prichard fires. The Complex is located on the […]
  • Dixie Fire (CA) (Wildfire)
    Background:The Dixie Fire started on July 13th. The fire is burning on the Plumas National Forest, Lassen National Forest, Lassen […]
  • Jack Fire (Wildfire)
    The Jack Fire started on July 5, 2021 at approximately 5:00 p.m. It was a human-caused fire. Warm dry weather, […]
RSS Error: A feed could not be found at `https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/feeds/rss/articles/`; the status code is `500` and content-type is `text/html; charset=UTF-8`