PHOENIX — Both the Phoenix and Maricopa County Parks and Recreation Departments will implement an annual fire ban for parks and mountain preserves starting next month.
The ban will take effect on May 1 and run through September 30, according to city of Phoenix.
In collaboration with the Phoenix Fire Department, smoking and charcoal fires will be banned due to the extreme fire danger that low humidity, high temperatures, dry vegetation and windy spring conditions. The ban won’t apply to the flatland parks.
Here’s a list of Phoenix parks and mountain preserves applying a fire ban:
- Camelback Mountain
- Deem Hills Recreation Area
- Lookout Mountain
- Papago Park
- Phoenix Mountains Park and Recreation Area
- Phoenix Mountains Preserve
- Phoenix Sonoran Preserve
- North Mountain Park
- Rio Salado Habitat Restoration Area
- South Mountain Park/Preserve
For a list of Maricopa County regional parks also participating in the fire ban, go to their website.
Phoenix desert parks and preserve lands will allow propane and gas grills to be used in designated picnic areas. Smoking outside enclosed vehicles and fireworks will both be prohibited.
Those who drive through or near the parks and preserves should dispose of smoking materials inside a car ashtray.
Residents who live near the preserves should remove dry shrubs, brush and grasses and trim dry tree branches that are within 10-feet of their properties. Maintaining the areas around a home can create a buffer-zone from fires.
Residents should also check irrigation lines and pool back-flush hoses and make sure that no water gets into the preserve. Outside water sources can cause thick vegetation growth, which increases the risk of fire.
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