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PHOENIX – Effective Thursday, June 6, at 8 a.m. seasonal Stage 1 fire restrictions will be implemented on Bureau of Land Management-managed lands in the Colorado River District and Phoenix District. This includes BLM-managed lands in La Paz, Maricopa, southern Mohave, northern Pinal, western Pima, Yavapai and Yuma counties. Fire managers have noted an increase in wildfire activity, which is anticipated to peak as the weather continues to get hotter and drier in the coming months. Fire restrictions help to limit activities on public lands that are known to be the most common causes of wildfires.

PHOENIX – Arizona is currently facing a surge in human-caused fires; to date there has been 473 wildland fires in the state, with 332 determined to be human-caused contributing resulting in 28,772 acres burned. Through an established collaborative effort to address these preventable unplanned ignitions, area fire managers have enlisted the support of a National Fire Prevention and Education Team (NFPET).