Crews with the Ozark-St. Francis National Forests are working with the Arkansas Department of Agriculture-Forestry Division to contain a wildfire east of Mountainburg near the community of Locke.
Right now the fire is currently 185 acres wide and the fire is contained but not controlled at this point. There are 18 crew members who have been out there all day working to contain the fire.
The human-caused wildfire, which started over the weekend at a hunter camp, is currently 41 acres in size, according to the US Forest Service - Ozark-St. Francis National Forests.
Due to steep and rugged terrain, inaccessibility and heavy dead and down fuel, forest managers and fire officials will be utilizing natural and man-made barriers such as roads to contain the fire.
Firefighter and public safety is the top priority for both agencies.