The East Desert Fire started as a relatively small brush fire in north Phoenix, near 24th Street and Joy Ranch Road early Sunday afternoon, according to Arizona State Forestry officials. The fire was human-caused, officials said.

The fire was determined to be human caused and remains under investigation. The East Desert Fire has burned through 1,500 acres with about 20% containment and remained so as of Monday afternoon. Meanwhile, a helicopter was hitting the fire with water.The fire began burning Sunday afternoon near 24th Street and Desert Hills Drive, four miles north of Cave Creek Regional Park. One of the problems faced by fire crews is a dry weed called stink net, which blankets much of the Sonoran Desert, and is extremely flammable.According to Tiffany Davila, a spokeswoman for the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management, winds picked up on Sunday, causing fire to spread through a green space, into the desert, over a mountain and move toward neighborhoods.Residents have begun returning to their homes near Cave Creek after evacuation orders ended at 6 p.m. Tuesday. Get and explore breaking Arizona local news alerts & today's headlines geolocated on live map on website or application East Desert Fire in north Phoenix burns about 1,000 acres; moving to Cave Creek. All market data delayed 20 minutes.Hot and windy weather was posing challenges to the containment of the wildfire according to Fire Chief Brian Tobin. Maps for East Desert Fire . Interactive real-time wildfire map for the United States, including California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Arizona, and others. DISTRICT MAPS. InciWeb is an interagency system that tracks high-visability, high-complexity or long duration incidents.. Below you can find a map of parcels currently not annexed by the Daisy Mountain Fire District.. Click here to view Daisy Mountain Fire District Area Maps Helicopters and air tankers have been assisting firefighters on the ground.At 9:43 a.m. an RJ85 air tanker and an air attack ship were seen over the fire.Arizona State Forestry estimated that at 12:01 a.m. May 18 the East Desert Fire north of Phoenix had burned approximately 1,500 acres. Due to dry vegetation and wind gusts, the fire spread rapidly over the course of a few hours. FOX 10's Matt Rodewald reports. However, we do not foresee it at all, so just keeping a close eye on it is all we’re doing," said Petra Sposito, Front Desk Manager at Rancho Mañana.Forecasts on Monday called for winds in the area to reach up to 30 mph.The fire has forced the evacuation of over 100 homes overnight on Sunday. Firefighters will be working Sunday night into Monday morning.In an 11 p.m. update on Sunday Arizona State Forestry reported that the East Desert Fire north of Phoenix has grown to approximately 1,000 acres. InciWeb is an interagency system that tracks high-visability, high-complexity or long duration incidents.. It is moving east-northeast toward … For the most accurate and/or current perimeter data, contact the agency with jursdiction. Additional firefighting resources have been ordered, including 6 hotshot crews and 10 engines. The agency and incident management team for the incident is responsible for initiating and maintaining information on InciWeb. The agency and incident management team for the incident is responsible for initiating and maintaining information on InciWeb. East Desert Fire in north Phoenix burns about 1,000 acres; moving to Cave Creek. The East Desert Fire has burned through 1,500 acres with about 20% containment and remained so as of Monday afternoon. Evacuation orders were lifted on Tuesday, May 19, at 6pm.

Fire crews — including air support and a fleet of 70 fire trucks — were sent to stop the blaze Sunday afternoon, officials said.Reach Ryan at ryan.vlahovich@arizonarepublic.com or follow him on Twitter @vlahovichryanThe fire quickly grew from only a few acres to hundreds over the course of Sunday afternoon as winds pushed the flames through dry vegetation and into drainage.Officials said the fire, which was deemed the East Desert Fire, burned through an estimated 400 acres near 26th Street and East Desert Hills Drive just north of Cave Creek Regional Park, according to Arizona State Forestry officials. The fire is now 85% contained and crews today, will focus on mopping up and monitoring for hotspots within the interior. A map from the N ational Wildfire Coordinating Group also provides basic information, such as jurisdiction, on medium and large active fires.

About 130 homes near Cahava Springs were evacuated overnight.At 6 p.m. Tuesday all evacuations due to the East Desert Fire were lifted.Sunday at 8 p.m. the East Desert Fire made a run pushed by strong winds and dry conditions. Mandatory evacuations ordered for Cave Creek after 'East Desert Fire' grows to 1,500 acres. Incident information includes photographs, maps, overviews, announcements and closures as needed. ©2020 FOX News Network, LLC. After the fire started at about 1 p.m. on Sunday it spread to the east and northeast toward Cahava Springs near the community of Cave Creek.

Another complicating factor was the density of vegetation, which had grown significantly thicker due to heavy rains last year, said Brent Fenton, a spokesman for Daisy Mountain Medical and Fire, which was the first agency to respond to the fire."If you look at the train up there, it’s really dangerous.

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