VIDEO/PHOTOS: Some residents northwest of Phoenix should be prepared to evacuate due to a new wildfire. The Monarch Fire sparked on July 1 five miles southeast of Wickenburg. It has burned an estimated 148 acres with no containment. However, forward progress has stopped. The Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management says multiple resources, including air attacks, were deployed to fight the fire.
“Air operations are complete and crews are working the fire perimeter to build containment line. Once fireline construction is complete, resources will come off the line for the evening,” the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management said. The Wickenburg Fire Department will monitor the fire overnight into Wednesday. Residents in Rio Vista Hills to Saguaro Blossom Lane, on both sides of the U.S. 60, including Wickenburg and Allah, are in “SET” status. The cause of the fire is unknown.
