VIDEO: Fire crews with the Payson Fire Department and Tonto Basin Fire Department had their hands full battling a brush fire south of Payson Sunday.
Officials say the 5.5-acre "Oak Fire" ignited around noon near State Highway 87, south of State Highway 188.
A total of 75 firefighters, six engines, three water tenders, one helicopter, an air attack and two fire investigators from the Payson and Tonto Basin Fire Departments responded to the fire.
Because of the fire's proximity to the highway, the Arizona Department of Transportation closed traffic in both directions while firefighters battled the blaze.