A fire area closure order is in effect over the Sheridan Fire area, limiting access south of the Camp Wood Road (County Road 68), with areas to the north of Camp Wood Road remaining open, according to a Prescott National Forest release Sunday afternoon.
Yavapai County roads on the perimeter of the closure remain open. The fire continues to move steadily across the landscape in a remote and rural area south of the Camp Wood Road, and northwest of Willow Spring in the Sheridan Mountain area. There are no homes or structures threatened.
The Sheridan Fire is located 23 miles northwest of Prescott on the Chino Valley District. It began Aug. 5 via lightning strike and has grown to 3,700 acres as of Sunday. The blaze is 0% contained, according to a release.
Approximately 60 personnel including three engines, one water tender, one hand crew and one helicopter are being used.