The Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management has taken control of the 75-acre Gate Fire in north Scottsdale.
Crews are also working to manage two other fires near Payson.
McDowell Mountain Regional Park is closed, with no estimate for when it will reopen.
Four heavy air tankers were called in to assist with managing the fire. Crews halted the fire’s progress on Friday morning.
Also as of this morning, the West and Preacher fires near Payson had burned 1,566 and 3,167 acres respectively, with no containment.
Crews expected to start doing strategic burns after waiting out multiple days of high winds. The Tonto National Forest has closed land and some trailheads around the West Fire.
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Earlier this week, Arizona’s Department of Economic Security announced that disaster unemployment assistance (DUA) is now available for members of the San Carlos Apache Tribe, where those affected by a fire that burned over 2,000 acres in July will benefit. -
Arizona’s peak fire season is winding down, and federal officials say total acreage burned this season was about average. -
The Department of Energy announced $2 billion in funding nationwide to protect power grids from extreme weather. -
About 160 firefighters continue to battle the Flood Fire in Pinal County. The blaze has burned 4,400 acres so far and is 30% contained.
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The Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management has set aside $2 million to fund wildfire prevention projects covering 3,000 acres statewide.
