Arizona Prescribed Fire
Fire has always been part of the environment, and one of the most important natural agents of change. Fire plays a vital role in maintaining healthy ecosystems. Native Americans understood this and used fire to hunt game, maintain rangelands, and keep forests healthy.
Prescribed fire is a planned fire. A prescribed fire is one of the most important tools used to reduce wildfire risk to communities, restore habitats, and to achieve land-management objectives. Fire management specialists consider objectives such as public and employee safety, weather, topography, fuels, size, the precise environmental conditions under which it will burn, and conditions under which it may be suppressed.
Prescribed fire is generally less expensive and yields ecological benefits that cannot be achieved by other means, such as mechanical thinning or logging. Prescribed fires restore some of the ecological benefits that were historically gained from naturally occurring fires. There are many potential goals that can be achieved by using prescribed fire. Here are a few examples:
- Reduce surface and ladder fuels that contribute to increased risk of uncharacteristically severe wildfire.
- Reduce risk local communities from wildfire.
- Help protect natural resources such as timber and critical habitat.
- Promote native species and reduce encroachment of invasive species.
- Enhance landscape resiliency and recovery from a wildfire event.
- Improve firefighter ability to safely and effectively respond to and suppress wildfire.
Prescribed Fires by District
All prescribed burns are carefully planned and only carried out when weather, fuel conditions, and air quality are within safe parameters. Firefighters use a combination of natural features and constructed control lines to keep the fire contained, with protocols in place to minimize smoke impacts on nearby communities.
We will post social media updates when prescribed burns are in progress.
View a map of Arizona district and field offices
- Arizona Strip District
Mohave County, Arizona
Timeframe: October through December as conditions allow.
Location: The prescribed burns will occur on the Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument at Mount Logan, around 75 miles south of St. George. Operations will cover about 500 acres between Mt. Logan and Mt. Trumbull, along BLM roads 1044, 1029, 1064, 1768, and 1016.
- Colorado River District
Timeframe: October through December as conditions allow.
Locations:
- Pinion Pine Community - scheduled Friday, October 23, 2026 -conditions permitting. Smoke may be visible from the surrounding area and Interstate 40 during ignition operations.
- Pine Lake - No prescribed fires are planned at this time.
- Hualapai Mountain Park - No prescribed fires are planned at this time.
- Potato Patch communication site - No prescribed fires are planned at this time.
- Getz Peak communication sites
- Near BLM's Wild Cow Springs Campground.
See announcements for more details:
BLM and USWFS Plan Prescribed Fire Treatments in the Hualapai Mountains
- Phoenix District
No prescribed fires are planned at this time.
- Gila District
No prescribed fires are planned at this time.