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Ocotillo fire burns in Cave Creek

Arizona Republic
A brush fire near the 5500 block of Ocotillo Road in Cave Creek caught homes on fire and had burned about 350 acres on the afternoon of May 30, 2020.
A brush fire near the 5500 block of Ocotillo Road in Cave Creek caught homes on fire and had burned about 350 acres on the afternoon of May 30, 2020.
Phoenix Fire Department
A Phoenix Fire Department firefighter cools down part of the Ocotillo Fire as the blaze burns near the intersection of Old Stage Road and Rockaway Hills Drive in Cave Creek on May 30, 2020.
A Phoenix Fire Department firefighter cools down part of the Ocotillo Fire as the blaze burns near the intersection of Old Stage Road and Rockaway Hills Drive in Cave Creek on May 30, 2020.
Tom Story/Special To The Republic
Grass and brush burn along Spur Cross Road as the Ocotillo Fire moves through parts of Cave Creek on May 30, 2020.
Grass and brush burn along Spur Cross Road as the Ocotillo Fire moves through parts of Cave Creek on May 30, 2020.
Tom Story/Special To The Republic
Tanker 15, a BAe-146 operated by Neptune Aviation, drops a load of fire retardant near homes as the Ocotillo Fire burns through part of Cave Creek on May 30, 2020.
Tanker 15, a BAe-146 operated by Neptune Aviation, drops a load of fire retardant near homes as the Ocotillo Fire burns through part of Cave Creek on May 30, 2020.
Tom Story
An outbuilding burns along Cahava Ranch Road in Cave Creek as the Ocotillo Fire moves through parts of the residential area east of Spur Cross Road on May 30, 2020.
An outbuilding burns along Cahava Ranch Road in Cave Creek as the Ocotillo Fire moves through parts of the residential area east of Spur Cross Road on May 30, 2020.
Tom Story/Special To The Republic
A brush fire near the 5500 block of Ocotillo Road in Cave Creek caught homes on fire and had burned about 350 acres on the afternoon of May 30, 2020.
A brush fire near the 5500 block of Ocotillo Road in Cave Creek caught homes on fire and had burned about 350 acres on the afternoon of May 30, 2020.
Phoenix Fire Department
A brush fire near the 5500 block of Ocotillo Road in Cave Creek caught homes on fire and had burned about 350 acres on the afternoon of May 30, 2020.
A brush fire near the 5500 block of Ocotillo Road in Cave Creek caught homes on fire and had burned about 350 acres on the afternoon of May 30, 2020.
Phoenix Fire Department
Glenn Chase of Tempe uses a backpack pump to mop up part of the Ocotillo Fire that burned through a residential area east of Spur Cross Road in Cave Creek. Mr. Glenn came to the fire to help family members evacuate horses and then went to work on the fire on May 30, 2020.
Glenn Chase of Tempe uses a backpack pump to mop up part of the Ocotillo Fire that burned through a residential area east of Spur Cross Road in Cave Creek. Mr. Glenn came to the fire to help family members evacuate horses and then went to work on the fire on May 30, 2020.
Tom Story/Special To The Republic