The fire is burning in the Tonto National Forest.
SCOTTSDALE, Arizona — The Wildcat Fire is at least 14,402 acres as of Saturday afternoon and is now 84 percent contained.Tonto National Forest officials closed the fire area to visitors early Sunday morning after the fire grew from nothing to the equivalent of about 12,000 football fields in a day.
Air tankers appeared to be working the eastern and southeastern edges of the fire Sunday afternoon. Additional hotshot crews were brought in overnight and early Sunday morning; six of the 12 elite firefighting crews based in Arizona are working this fire. The fire is now most active on the southeast side of the fire perimeter and crews are working to create fire lines to keep the Wildcat Fire from growing further. Tankers and helicopters have helped slow the fire by dropping fire retardant and water. The fire caused the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office to close Bartlett Lake Road in both directions Saturday between Cave Creek Road and Horseshoe Dam Road as the fire jumped Bartlett Dam Road.
According to the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management, some ways to prevent a wildfire from sparking include:
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