Residents of the Catalina Foothills between Alvernon and 1st Avenue, north of Ina Road, should be prepared to leave their homes due to the "significant danger" from the Bighorn Fire burning on the mountain slopes above.
That area is now in the second stage of Arizona's evacuation alert system, and residents should be "Set" and "be alert" and ready to leave their homes if notified, officials said.
The fire, which started with a lightning strike on Friday, has crept over Pusch Ridge and grown along the southern stretch of the Santa Catalina Mountains, reaching more than 3,200 acres Wednesday evening.