With increasing fire danger across Arizona, Tonto National Forest officials will implement Emergency Stage 1 Fire Restrictions and Recreational Target Shooting Restrictions for the entire forest beginning Thursday, June 6 at 8 a.m.
Over the past 30 days there have been numerous human-caused fires on the Tonto. As a result, fire officials are implementing these forest-wide restrictions to drastically reduce the potential for human-caused fires with the increase in fire danger throughout Arizona. These wildfires include Wildcat, Horseshoe, Sugar and most recently the Spring and Adams...