VIDEO: As nearly two dozen fires burn across Arizona, fire officials worry upcoming plans to celebrate the Fourth of July could threaten areas near the Valley.
"Resources are stretched extremely thin," said Cave Creek Deputy Fire Chief Jim Ford. "If we end up having more fires or more incidents, we’re not going to be able to get the resources that we need there for those fires." The town of Cave Creek is now under a Stage 2 fire restriction, according to town officials, citing extreme fire danger. Town officials say no fireworks are permitted for use under the restriction. "Everybody thinks the fire is not going to happen to them, they go out and they use them they don’t clear the area first of brush and all it takes is a spark and then it’s going to be off and running," added Ford.