Fire restrictions

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Fire restrictions

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Does anyone know if the fire restrictions have been lifted yet to go shooting in the desert? Also if anyone knows the website to check to find out the information about the restrictions? The current link I normally use in not working https://firerestrictions.us/az/az-usfs/.


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Where are you going shooting ? Both Forest service & BLM have not lifted the restrictions (As of last week).
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The temp is too hot and not enough rain for them to lift fire restrictions.
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Re: Fire restrictions

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Post by Brlux »

FYI Gila BLM district lifted fire restrictions July 30.
https://www.blm.gov/programs/public-saf ... strictions

Phoenix BLM district still has restrictions.

District map https://www.blm.gov/sites/blm.gov/files ... %20Map.pdf

Also Coconino National Forest is under stage 1 fire restrictions which unique to them I do not believe prevents discharge of firearms for recreational purpose. But you should look more in to that for your self.

Regardless of where you go, be very careful as way to much of my favorite parts of this state have burned this year. Unfortunately target shooting does start a lot of fires. Try a night shoot and see the sparks that happen down range, especially with rifle velocity projectiles. Best to have a soft dirt backstop with no burnable vegitation in the vicinity.
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