Joint Press Release – IMPLEMENTING STAGE 1 FIRE RESTRICTIONS
DATE: June 27, 2023
WHO: Residents of the Central Arizona Fire and Medical Authority and Prescott Fire
Department jurisdictions.
WHAT: IMPLEMENTING STAGE I FIRE RESTRICTIONS
WHEN: Thursday, June 29, 2023, at 8:00 a.m.
WHERE: The 42 square miles of the City of Prescott and the 365 square miles of the Central
Arizona Fire and Medical Authority (CAFMA) which includes the Towns of Prescott
Valley, Dewey-Humboldt, Chino Valley, and Paulden. CAFMA’s jurisdiction also applies
to areas surrounding the City of Prescott such as Williamson Valley, upper Copper
Basin Road, the Mountain Club area, Ponderosa Park off White Spar Road, and the Senator
Highway area of Karen Drive, Sweet Acres, and Oak Knoll Village along with the areas of
Government Canyon and Diamond Valley which are south of Prescott.
WHY: The Prescott Fire Department and Central Arizona Fire and Medical Authority will be
enacting our Stage I Fire Restrictions on June 29, 2023, at 8:00 a.m. which will also be
consistent with the Prescott, Kaibab, and Coconino National Forests and the
unincorporated areas of Yavapai County areas not protected by fire districts or area fire
departments. These restrictions will stay in effect until we receive significant rain
throughout the area to justify lifting these restrictions. Please have a safe summer and visit
our websites at www.cazfire.org or https://www.prescott-az.gov/services/fire/ for further
information.
CONTACT: Deputy Chief/Fire Marshal Tom Knapp (928) 777-1700
Prescott Fire Department
Fire Marshal Darrell Tirpak (928) 772-7711
Central Arizona Fire and Medical Authority
Refer to the Fire Restrictions page for more information.