FORT MCDOWELL, AZ — Fire crews are battling a human-caused brush fire that sparked Saturday along State Route 87 near Bush Highway, in the Fort McDowell area.
U.S. Forest Service officials say the Bush Fire is 14,000 acres in size as of 5:20 p.m. Sunday and there is no containment.
The fire is burning north towards the Sugarloaf Recreation area, officials say. Smoke can be seen from the Beeline Highway as well as Loop 101 and Loop 202.
Forest officials also say there are 11 engines, three hot shot crews, two helicopters and one air tankers assigned to the fire.
Fire crews are working to contain the fire to the west of SR-87, and are building containment lines and using firing operations to suppress the fire.
The Tonto National Forest is being assisted by MCSO, ADOT, Maricopa County Department of Transportation, DPS, SRP, and Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management.
Bush Fire update: 14,000 acres, 0% contained. Well established in the Four Peaks Wilderness. Heavy smoke in the east valley. Firefighters working with aircraft to build containment lines. No evacs at this time. Hwy 87 is closed from Bush Hwy to Hwy 188 pic.twitter.com/MH4zfX9tAp
— Tonto NF (@TontoForest) June 15, 2020
Currently, there are no structures threatened, and no evacuations in effect.
Traffic is currently being diverted onto State Route 188 in the southbound direction and will detour through Globe. Officials have not given an estimated time of reopening.
Sugarloaf, Four Peaks, Lower Sycamore, Pobrecito, Butcher Jones, and Saguaro Lake recreation areas are all closed.
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