Governor Proclaims Wildfire Awareness Week
Do Your Part - Don't Let a Wildfire Start |
April 21, 2008 to April 27, 2008.
Please click here for the text of the proclamation or
here for the press release
Simple Things You can do:
- When enjoying Arizona's outdoor recreational opportunities be sure to extinguish all campfires and smoking materials.
- Cease all activities which may start a fire during red flag warnings and comply with fire restrictions when they are in place.
- Be sure to thin, prune, and clean up flammable vegetation around your home.
For information to help YOU Prevent Catastrophic Wildfire
Please visit some of the sites below:
Arizona Fire Restrictions Website
Firewise Communities USA
Firewise Education
Smokey Bear's Website
Living with Fire Publication
The Forestry Division provides for the prevention and suppression of wildfires on state and private lands, located outside incorporated municipalities, through the use of cooperative agreements with local fire departments, other state and federal agencies and persons organized to prevent and suppress wildfires.
The division also maintains in-house overhead and firefighting capabilities through the qualifications of its own employees as well as a number of Forestry Fuels and Fire Crews in cooperation with the Arizona Department of Corrections. For more information about the crews please click on the Forestry Fuels and Fire Crews link under Fire Management.
Through our programs we protect 22,400,000 acres of state and private land.
The Forest Division is also engaged in Forest Management and Urban and Communities Forestry activities designed to enhance Forest Health through management of lands under its jurisdiction as well as working with other landowners.
The State Fiscal Year 2007 Annual Report for the Fire Suppression Revolving Fund is now available.
Please click the links below to view it.
The Governor's Forest Health Councils were established in March, 2003. These councils and an action plan for Arizona were created as a result of the Governor's Conference on Forest Health and Safety.
The science-based Forest Health Advisory Council was created to improve the health of Arizona's forests.
The Governor's Forest Health Advisory Council was created to implement the plan and coordinate efforts at all levels of government for fire prevention, suppression, and recovery.
As part of the completion of the tasks assigned to them the councils developed a 20 year Statewide Strategy for Restoring Arizona's Forests and protecting rural communities and their economies. With their work complete, the Governor disbanded the councils and created a new unified Arizona Forest Health Council (the "Forest Council"). The executive order creating the new council can be viewed by click here.
More information about the Statewide Strategy
for Restoring Arizona's Forests:
The purpose of the Forest Legacy Program is to identify and protect environmentally important private forest areas that are threatened by conversion to non-forest uses.
Additional benefits of the program include the protection of important scenic, cultural, and recreational resources; preservation of traditional forest uses such as timber management, grazing, and hunting; and conservation of riparian areas, wildlife habitat, and other precious ecological values. In 2003, Arizona expressed interest in participating in the U.S. Forest Service Forest Legacy Program. The report can be accessed here
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The 2008 Wildfire Assessment is now available. It summarizes projections for the
2008 Fire Season. Please click here for more
information. 
(Powerpoint Presentation - 13 mb)
Current Federal Agency Fire Fund Balance
Grant Information
RFA grant applications are no longer
being accepted for this year. You can go
to the SFA, RFA, VFA, FEPP Grants page for more information about the process for the
future.
Fire Information
Please click here for a map and some statistics about the 2007 Fire Season.
Wildfire Prevention
Currently there are no Fire Restrictions in effect on the State Trust Lands. However, fire dangers remain high due to continuing drought conditions. Please be careful with all potential fire causing activities.
Click here for map of Arizona Major Fuels Types.
You may also view some tips to make your home Firewise here.
Fire prevention for Kids and Educators:
Billy Brushwacker & Smokey Bear
Forest Health and Management Information
Visit the Forest Health Page for recently posted success stories and other information.
The Forest Management pages are now complete.
Community Wildfire Protection plans are available for viewing by clicking on the Communities at Risk Button.
Training News
Courses including Fiscal Management and Firewise Hazard Assessment for the 2007-2008 training season are now being scheduled. At this time the Basic Firefighter courses and S-234 are also available for enrollment. Go to the course availability page under Fire Management-->Firefighter Training for details.
The State Forester's policy defining required qualifications for those individuals interested in conducting assessments for communities working towards recognition as Arizona Firewise Communities is available on the Firewise page under Fire Management, Firewise Communities.
Information about the State Qualifications Review Committee including experience requirements and forms is available on the Committee Page
Business Management
Vendors & Cooperators:
Information & Forms for Rate Agreements and Equipment Rental are available on the
Business Pages.
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