The cool, moist weather is keeping the Cellar Fire in check, with no additional growth since Saturday, July 20, the Forest Service reported.
The fire, which was started by lightning about 16 miles south of Prescott on July 14, is burning on the Prescott National Forest in Ponderosa pine, brush, grass and chaparral. As of Wednesday morning, it was about 7,512 acres in size and 58% contained. Resources still assigned include 314 personnel — made up of one Hotshot crew, three Type 2 initial attack crews, two Type 2 crews and seven fire engines.
With minimal fire activity expected moving forward, the Southwest Area Type 1 Incident Management Team Num. 1 that took command of the operation Thursday, July 18, plans to transition the fire back to the Prescott National Forest (PNF) at 6 a.m. Thursday, July 25. Demobilization of resources was already underway Wednesday. All evacuation and pre-evacuation notices have also been lifted by the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office.