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Cellar Fire burns near Prescott
The Cellar Fire burns near Prescott on July 18, 2019.
Prescott National Forest
Cellar Fire burns near Prescott
The Prescott High School gymnasium will serve as the American Red Cross headquarters for any potential Cellar Fire evacuees who need housing.
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Cellar Fire burns near Prescott
American Red Cross volunteers assemble cots on July 18, 2019, in the Prescott High School gymnasium for any potential evacuees who need housing.
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Cellar Fire burns near Prescott
American Red Cross volunteers prepare the Prescott High School gymnasium for any potential Cellar Fire evacuees who need housing, on July 18, 2019.
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Cellar Fire burns near Prescott
American Red Cross volunteers set up in the Prescott High School gymnasium for any potential evacuees who need housing, on July 18, 2019.
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Cellar Fire burns near Prescott
American Red Cross volunteers unload a trailer on July 18, 2019, to prepare the Prescott High School gymnasium for any potential evacuees of the Cellar Fire who might need housing.
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Cellar Fire burns near Prescott
Yavapai County Sheriff’s Response Team volunteers Paul Lively (left) and Jim Bricker man a roadblock on Goodwin Road about 2 miles southwest of Mayer on July 17, 2019. The road is blocked due to the Cellar Fire, which started Sunday after a lightning strike.
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Cellar Fire burns near Prescott
Yavapai County Sheriff’s Response Team volunteers Jim Bricker (left) and Paul Lively man a roadblock on Goodwin Road about 2 miles southwest of Mayer on July 17, 2019. The road is blocked due to the Cellar Fire, which started Sunday after a lightning strike.
Tom Tingle/The Republic
Cellar Fire burns near Prescott
Yavapai County Sheriff’s Response Team volunteer Paul Lively waves in a truck carrying the Gila Hotshots at a roadblock on Goodwin Road about 2 miles southwest of Mayer on July 17, 2019. The road is blocked due to the Cellar Fire, which started Sunday after a lightning strike.
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Cellar Fire burns near Prescott
Yavapai County Sheriff’s Response Team volunteers Paul Lively (left) and Jim Bricker man a roadblock on Goodwin Road about 2 miles southwest of Mayer on July 17, 2019. The road is blocked due to the Cellar Fire, which started Sunday after a lightning strike.
Tom Tingle/The Republic
Cellar Fire burns near Prescott
Yavapai County Sheriff’s Response Team volunteer Paul Lively waves in a truck carrying the Gila Hotshots at a roadblock on Goodwin Road about 2 miles southwest of Mayer on July 17, 2019. The road is blocked due to the Cellar Fire, which started Sunday after a lightning strike.
Tom Tingle/The Republic
Cellar Fire burns near Prescott
The Cellar Fire burns near Prescott on July 16, 2019.
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Cellar Fire burns near Prescott
The Cellar Fire burns 16 miles south of Prescott on the Bradshaw Ranger District.
Prescott National Forest
Cellar Fire burns near Prescott
A map shows the location of the Cellar Fire burning 16 miles south of Prescott on the Bradshaw Ranger District.
Prescott National Forest
Cellar Fire burns near Prescott
The Cellar Fire burns 16 miles south of Prescott on the Bradshaw Ranger District.
Prescott National Forest
Cellar Fire burns near Prescott
The Cellar Fire burns 16 miles south of Prescott on the Bradshaw Ranger District.
Prescott National Forest
Cellar Fire burns near Prescott
The Cellar Fire burns 16 miles south of Prescott on the Bradshaw Ranger District.
Prescott National Forest
Cellar Fire burns near Prescott
The Cellar Fire burns 16 miles south of Prescott on the Bradshaw Ranger District.
Prescott National Forest
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Cellar Fire burns near Prescott
The Cellar Fire burns near Prescott on July 18, 2019.
Firefighters have contained nearly half of the Cellar Fire burning south of Prescott.
According to InciWeb, a government wildfire information system, the wildfire is 47% contained as of Sunday evening.
The fire has been burning since July 14 and has consumed more than 7,500 acres. More than 550 fire-fighting personnel, including seven hotshot crews, continue to battle the blaze.
The fire was only 18% contained as of Sunday morning and was not contained at all as of the middle of last week.
The fire was started by a lightning strike.
Several communities remain in “Ready” status, which means residents have been told to prepare in case an evacuation order is given. These include Crown King, Groom Creek, Indian Creek, Pine Flat, Potato Patch, Walker and Wolf Creek.
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