Arizona Wildfires

A new fire burning north of Flagstaff has forced an evacuation notice for recreation areas as it continues to grow Sunday afternoon.

The Cellar Fire grew to 7,500 acres on Sunday, but firefighters are making good progress on the fire blazing south of Prescott.

The Arizona State Forestry said the "Central Fire" near New River has grown to 500 acres and is 20% contained as of Saturday afternoon.

The Cellar Fire was burning 6,450 acres with no containment as of Wednesday afternoon, according to an update from the Prescott National Forest.

The Woodbury Fire is 100% contained around the perimeter edge as of Monday at 7 p.m. Authorities say that is not fully controlled at this time.

A brush fire believed to have been started by a crashed remote control airplane in north Phoenix was successfully put out early Monday, according to authorities.

As motorists started heading out of town for the holiday weekend, a brush fire north of Phoenix prompted evacuations and tied up traffic on Interstate 17.

A popular recreation area is likely to remain closed through the Fourth of July holiday as the Woodbury Fire continues to burn east of Phoenix.

Flags are to be lowered to half-staff on Sunday in honor of the 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots who lost their lives in the 2013 Yarnell Hill Fire.

As firefighters gained more control of the Woodbury Fire, management of the forest blaze near Phoenix changed hands heading into the weekend.