More than 400 personnel were assigned to fight the fire, including hotshot crews and hand crews. A flight restriction was in place for the fire zone.

A fire in the small Arizona community of Greer in the eastern part of the state prompted evacuations after it grew to 3,500 acres in one day.

As the Greer Fire threatens residents in eastern Arizona, wildfire experts say the state could see a destructive year in the forests and rangelands.