An increase in monsoon activity has led government officials to reduce fire restrictions across the state.
The Grand Canyon National Park’s South Rim is now under Stage 1 fire restrictions, meaning visitors are allowed to light camp fires in designated areas at maintained campgrounds. Stage 2 restrictions remain in place for the North Rim for the rest of the 2026 season.
The city of Flagstaff is lowering its restrictions to allow the use of fire pits and fireworks. Smoking is still prohibited in all city parks and trails.
The Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management says it’s lifting all fire restrictions on State Trust Lands in several counties, including Maricopa, Gila and Pinal. And the Tonto National Forest has also lifted all its fire restrictions.
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The social media world of influencers promoting the great outdoors is vast. They camp, they hike — and they make it all look idyllic on Instagram. Lauren and Owen Steinwall certainly do all of that. But, they also are willing to show the not-so-glamorous side of the outdoors in Arizona. -
For the first time, the United States Forest Service authorized the use of N95 respirators for federal wildland firefighters. -
As wildfires are burning across the country, Flagstaff officials are looking to prevent catastrophic damage from happening here. How do they do it? By cutting down trees. A lot of them. -
Thompson says the closure is scheduled to continue through the end of September. The Pocket Fire has burned more than 27,000 acres. -
Four firefighters died fighting a fire in western Mesa County in late June.
