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Fireworks, Explosives and Sparks Restrictions
To prevent fires and for public safety order 03-00-23-001 prohibits to 1) possess, discharge, or use any kind of firework or other pyrotechnic devices; 2) use explosives; or 3) operate an internal or external combustion engine without a spark arresting device in effective working order.
Alert Start Date: June 1st, 2023
Alert End Date: May 31st, 2026
Order Number: 03-00-23-001
Associated Documents
Forest Order
To prevent fires and for public safety the following actions are prohibited in the Southwestern Region National Forests and Grasslands:
- Possessing, discharging or using any kind of firework, or other pyrotechnic device. 36 CFR § 261.52(f)
- Using an explosive. 36 CFR § 261.52(b)
- An explosive is defined as any chemical compound, mixture, or device, the primary or common purpose of which is to function by explosion. The term includes, but is not limited to, dynamite and other high explosives, black powder, pellet powder, initiating explosives, detonators, safety fuses, squibs, detonating cord, igniter cord, and igniters.
- Operating or using any internal or external combustion engine without a spark arresting device properly installed, maintained and in effective working order in accordance with U.S. Forest Service Standard 5100-1d. 36 CFR § 261.52(j)
This Order supersedes any previous Orders prohibiting the same or similar acts in the same Described Area.
The Described (Prohibited) Areas
The Described Area includes the following National Forests and Grasslands in their entirety:
New Mexico National Forests
- Carson National Forest
- Cibola National Forest
- Gila National Forest
- Lincoln National Forest
- Santa Fe National Forest
- Kiowa National Grasslands
Arizona National Forests
- Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests
- Coconino National Forest
- Coronado National Forest
- Kaibab National Forest
- Prescott National Forest
- Tonto National Forest
Oklahoma and Texas
- Black Kettle & McClellan National Grasslands
- Rita Blanca National Grasslands