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Forest official: Fire restrictions coming soon across Arizona

State on pace for record drought, dangerous fire season

As temperatures soar across a drought-ridden Arizona this week to reach a forecast triple-digit swelter, forest officials are preparing to announce the first round of sweeping fire restrictions of the year.

During the past weekend, a wildfire in the Prescott National Forest forced evacuations in the Minnehaha, Fort Misery and Horsethief Basin communities before settling into an area near Crown King about 20 miles northeast of Wickenburg.

As of Tuesday, that fire had burned more than 4,400 acres.

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