Crews conducted successful burnout operations along SR 85 on Sunday. A combination of dozers and hand crews are working to contain the flames as they burn through Gila River bottom terrain that can be difficult for firefighters to reach.<\/p>\n
\nFirefighters are still working to suppress the Hazen Fire, which remained active overnight in Buckeye, officials said Monday morning.<\/p>\n
Credit: KTAR reporter\/anchor Troy Barrett pic.twitter.com\/eijsCtQShL<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 KTAR News 92.3 (@KTAR923) May 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\u201cThe fire stayed active throughout all \u2026 last night,\u201d Davila said. \u201cSo, it made a push to the northeast about a half a mile to a mile. It\u2019s really burning in that dense salt cedar within that river bottom. It\u2019s being fueled by the dry conditions along with the wind.\u201d<\/p>\n
No evacuation orders had been issued as of Monday morning.<\/p>\n
\u201cHowever, if we needed to put a \u2018SET,\u2019 which is a pre-evacuation, or an evacuation, which is \u2018GO,\u2019 into place, we would work closely with the Maricopa County Sheriff\u2019s Office to implement that,\u201d Davila said.<\/p>\n
Maricopa County residents can sign up for emergency notifications here<\/a>.<\/p>\n
A temporary flight restriction has been activated in the area for all aircrafts that aren\u2019t part of the firefighting operations, including drones.<\/p>\n
Drivers could see Hazen Fire smoke from I-10<\/p>\n
The fire has been moving away from SR 85, which was closed for several hours on Saturday, Davila said.<\/p>\n
\u201cHowever, drivers south of the (Interstate) 10 coming into Buckeye should just be mindful just in case if the wind shifts and the \u2026 wind starts pushing the smoke over the highway,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Officials closed some local roads on Sunday to keep them clear for the firefighting efforts.<\/p>\n
RELATED STORIES<\/p>\n
\u201cThat was really just due to a lot of people pulled off wanting to take look at what was going on, and they were impeding traffic, and they were impeding the way of our engines and our resources trying to get to the incident,\u201d Davila said.<\/p>\n
The public was advised<\/a> by the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management that they will see smoke throughout Sunday as vegetation continues to burn.<\/p>\n
Arizona Public Service de-energized power lines in the area as a safety measure. Officials said the electrical infrastructure has sustained some damage, though the extent was unknown.<\/p>\n
Emergency responders are strongly urging the public to avoid the area.<\/p>\n
KTAR News 92.3 FM\u2019s Kellen Shover contributed to this report.<\/p>\n
This is an updated version of a story originally published on May 2, 2026.<\/p>\n
Follow @KTAR923<\/a><\/p>\n
We want to hear from you.<\/p>\n
Have a story idea or tip? Pass it along to the KTAR News team here<\/a>.<\/p>\n
![\"newsletter](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/KTAREmail-830x100-1.jpg\")