The fire has forced the closure of parts of state Route 89. It was zero percent contained late Sunday.
The Red Cross has opened two shelters in the area — at Yavapai College in Prescott and at the Wickenburg High School gym.
Prescott, which is more than 30 miles northeast of Yarnell, is one of the only cities in the United States that has a hot shot fire crew, Fraijo said. The unit was established in 2002, and the city also has 75 suppression team members.
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Billeaud reported from Phoenix. Associated Press writer Brian Skoloff in Yarnell, Ariz., and Associated Press reporter Martin Di Caro in Washington, D.C., also contributed to this story.
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