Photo gallery: Monument Fire near Sierra Vista

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The Monument Fire has burned more than 3,000 acres and is spreading rapidly.

Battling the Monument Fire

Battling the Monument Fire — Helicopters continued to battle the Monument Fire early Thursday, June 16, 2011, before the predicted winds picked up. David Sanders/Arizona Daily Star

Monument Fire damage

Monument Fire damage — The remains of two cars in a garage at Our Lady of The Sierras on Mary's Hill Thursday morning as the Monument Fire continues to burn in the background, Thursday, June 16, 2011. David Sanders/Arizona Daily Star

Monument Fire damage

Monument Fire damage — The sun rises over a charred neighborhood along Mountain View Road near Ash Canyon Thursday morning as the Monument Fire continues to burn Thursday, June 16, 2011. David Sanders/Arizona Daily Star

Monument Fire damage

Monument Fire damage — Deer wander the charred landscape in the Mountain View Road area after being burned by the Monument Fire, as it continues to burn Thursday, June 16, 2011. David Sanders/Arizona Daily Star

Monument Fire damage

Monument Fire damage — A charred truck and downed workshed or garage is all that is left of a home in the Mountain View Road neighborhood near Ash Canyon Thursday morning as the Monument Fire continues to burn Thursday, June 16, 2011. David Sanders/Arizona Daily Star

Monument Fire, Thursday

Monument Fire, Thursday — Jackelyn Colon takes a moment with her son Omar Gonzalez, 1, at the shelter at Apache Middle School as the Monument Fire burns on June 16, 2011 near Sierra Vista, Ariz. Colon lives near State Route 92 and Hereford Road and was evacuated yesterday, she does not know the status of her home. Dean Knuth/Arizona Daily Star

Monument Fire, Thursday

Monument Fire, Thursday — The moon sets over a burned ridge Thursday morning as the Monument Fire continues to burn Thursday, June 16, 2011. David Sanders/Arizona Daily Star

Monument Fire damage

Monument Fire damage — A burned home in the Mountain View Road neighborhood near Ash Canyon Thursday morning as the Monument Fire continues to burn Thursday, June 16, 2011. David Sanders/Arizona Daily Star

Monument Fire Damage

Monument Fire Damage — Fire continues to burn on stairs that don't lead to a home anymore along Mountain View Road near Ash Canyon Thursday morning as the Monument Fire continues to burn Thursday, June 16, 2011. David Sanders/Arizona Daily Star

Monument Fire damage

Monument Fire damage — A melted fence along Highway 92 that surrounds the Kings Ranch Estate, Thursday morning as the Monument Fire continues to burn Thursday, June 16, 2011. David Sanders/Arizona Daily Star

Monument Fire damage

Monument Fire damage — The remains of Our Lady of The Sierras on Mary's Hill is all that remains Thursday morning as the Monument Fire continues to burn in the background, Thursday, June 16, 2011. David Sanders/Arizona Daily Star

Monument Fire damage

Monument Fire damage — A burned home in the Mountain View Road neighborhood near Ash Canyon Thursday morning as the Monument Fire continues to burn Thursday, June 16, 2011. David Sanders/Arizona Daily Star

Monument Fire

Monument Fire — The Monument Fire as it burns Wednesday night, June 15, 2011. Photo by David Sanders/Arizona Daily Star. David Sanders/Arizona Daily Star

More evacuations from the Monument Fire

More evacuations from the Monument Fire — Flames are visible, seen off of Miller Canyon Road at the Monument Fire on June 15, 2011 near Sierra Vista, Ariz. Dean Knuth/Arizona Daily Star

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Monument Fire — Jim Wolfe, left, Sandy Matsuura, center, and Steve Matsuura, right, look at a map of the fire at a public meeting about the Monument Fire at the Windemere Hotel on June 15, 2011 near Sierra Vista, Ariz. Photo by Dean Knuth/Arizona Daily Star Dean Knuth/Arizona Daily Star

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Monument Fire — People listen in at a public meeting about the Monument Fire at the Windemere Hotel on June 15, 2011 near Sierra Vista, Ariz. Photo by Dean Knuth/Arizona Daily Star Dean Knuth/Arizona Daily Star

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Monument Fire — Ross Miller asks a question about the air tankers at a public meeting about the Monument Fire at the Windemere Hotel on June 15, 2011 near Sierra Vista, Ariz. Photo by Dean Knuth/Arizona Daily Star Dean Knuth/Arizona Daily Star

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Monument Fire — The fireline moves towards the city at the Monument Fire on June 15, 2011 near Sierra Vista, Ariz. Photo by Dean Knuth/Arizona Daily Star Dean Knuth/Arizona Daily Star

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Monument Fire — The moon rises through smoke from the Monument Fire, Wednesday, June 15, 2011. Photo by David Sanders/Arizona Daily Star. David Sanders/Arizona Daily Star

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Monument Fire — The Monument Fire as it burns north toward Sierra Vista, AZ, Wednesday evening, June 15, 2011. Photo by David Sanders/Arizona Daily Star. David Sanders/Arizona Daily Star

More evacuations from the Monument Fire

More evacuations from the Monument Fire — James Tellez puts his 14-month-old daughter's stroller, Emma Tellez, not pictured, into the back of a truck while evacuating at the Monument Fire on June 15, 2011 near Sierra Vista, Ariz. Dean Knuth/Arizona Daily Star

More evacuations from the Monument Fire

More evacuations from the Monument Fire — Tom Baldwin packs his van while evacuating near State Route 92 and Hereford Road at the Monument Fire on June 15, 2011 near Sierra Vista, Ariz. Dean Knuth/Arizona Daily Star

More evacuations from the Monument Fire

More evacuations from the Monument Fire — Smoke rises at the Monument Fire on June 15, 2011 near Sierra Vista, Ariz. Dean Knuth/Arizona Daily Star

Mandatory evacuation in Hereford

Mandatory evacuation in Hereford — Laci Caruthers, right, watches her mother Kelli Caruthers and friend Bill Evans as they load up some of Kelli Caruthers' mother's antique furniture, during a manditory evacuation along Vista Grand Road in Hereford, AZ, as the Monument Fire burns in the background, Wednesday, June 15, 2011. David Sanders/Arizona Daily Star

Mandatory evacuation in Hereford

Mandatory evacuation in Hereford — A neighbor rides along the Vista Grand Road following a mandatory evacuation in Hereford, AZ, as the Monument Fire burns in the background, Wednesday, June 15, 2011. A US Forest Service vehicle was providing structure protection in the neighborhood. David Sanders/Arizona Daily Star

Fire crews thin out brush

Fire crews thin out brush — A member of the Fort Grant fire crew moves cut brush out of the way as the type 2 crew did some thinning along Three Canyons Blvd. and Big Oak in a subdivision call The Oaks along Hiightway 92 as the Monument Fire burns Wednesday, June 15, 2011. David Sanders/Arizona Daily Star

Helicopter working on creating a defensive line

Helicopter working on creating a defensive line — A helicopter fills up on Black Bear Oak Drive trying to create a defensive line protecting houses in the background as the Monument Fire continues to burn, Wednesday, June 15, 2011. David Sanders/Arizona Daily Star

Our Lady of the Sierras

Our Lady of the Sierras — Our Lady of the Sierras after Tuesday's devastating Monument fire in Ash Canyon on Wednesday. Beatrice Richardson/Sierra Vista Herald

Monument Fire

Monument Fire — Justin Sullivan sprays down the home of friend Michael Cerepanya, not pictured, along Miller Canyon Road at the Monument Fire on June 15, 2011 near Sierra Vista, Ariz. Dean Knuth/Arizona Daily Star

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Monument Fire — An airplane drops retardant near a neighborhood off of Highway 92 as the Monument Fire burns in the Huachuca Mountains near Sierra Vista, Ariz., on Tuesday June 14, 2011. Greg Bryan/Arizona Daily Star

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Monument Fire — A plane passes by flames as it prepares to drop fire retardant near neighborhoods threatened by the Monument Fire as it burns in the Huachuca Mountains near Sierra Vista, Ariz., on Tuesday June 14, 2011. Greg Bryan/Arizona Daily Star

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Monument Fire — An emergency vehicle speeds down Highway 92 as the Monument Fire burns in the Huachuca Mountains near Sierra Vista, Ariz., on Tuesday June 14, 2011. Greg Bryan/Arizona Daily Star

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Monument Fire — A helicopter drops water on hot spots as the Monument Fire burns in the Huachuca Mountains near Sierra Vista, Ariz., on Tuesday June 14, 2011. Greg Bryan/Arizona Daily Star

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Monument Fire — Large flames and plumes of smoke are visible along Highway 92 as the Monument Fire burns in the Huachuca Mountains near Sierra Vista, Ariz., on Tuesday June 14, 2011. Greg Bryan/Arizona Daily Star

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Monument Fire — Flames head down a ridge and add to the smoke plume as the Monument Fire burns in the Huachuca Mountains near Sierra Vista, Ariz., on Tuesday June 14, 2011. Greg Bryan/Arizona Daily Star

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Monument Fire — A fire truck is dwarfed by the smoke plumes as it heads towards Monument Fire burning in the Huachuca Mountains near Sierra Vista, Ariz., on Tuesday June 14, 2011. Greg Bryan/Arizona Daily Star

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Monument Fire — A man photographs smoke plumes from across Highway 92 as the Monument Fire burns in the Huachuca Mountains near Sierra Vista, Ariz., on Tuesday June 14, 2011. Greg Bryan/Arizona Daily Star

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Monument Fire — A large plume of smoke grows as the Monument Fire burns in the Huachuca Mountains near Sierra Vista, Ariz., on Tuesday June 14, 2011. Greg Bryan/Arizona Daily Star

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Monument Fire — A plane drops slurry across Highway 92 as the Monument Fire burns in the Huachuca Mountains near Sierra Vista, Ariz., on Tuesday June 14, 2011. Greg Bryan/Arizona Daily Star

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Monument Fire — People watch the growing plume of smoke from across Highway 92 as the Monument Fire burns in the Huachuca Mountains near Sierra Vista, Ariz., on Tuesday June 14, 2011. Greg Bryan/Arizona Daily Star

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Monument Fire — A helicopter emerges from the smoke as the Monument Fire burns in the Huachuca Mountains near Sierra Vista, Ariz., on Tuesday June 14, 2011. Greg Bryan/Arizona Daily Star

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Monument Fire — Large flames are visible behind a home off of Highway 92 as the Monument Fire burns in the Huachuca Mountains near Sierra Vista, Ariz., on Tuesday June 14, 2011. Greg Bryan/Arizona Daily Star

Monument Fire

Monument Fire — A spotter plane surveys the scene as the Monument Fire burns in the Huachuca Mountains near Sierra Vista, Ariz., on Tuesday June 14, 2011. Greg Bryan/Arizona Daily Star

Monument Fire grows to 5,200 acres; hundreds evacuated

Several hundred homes were evacuated Tuesday southeast of Sierra Vista because of a fast-moving wildfire that has already burned down several …

Sierra Vista fire: Crews plan overnight intentional burns

Sierra Vista fire: Crews plan overnight intentional burns

Tom Fields, a fire spokesman, said that the rapid movement of the fire is "a case in point of a red flag warning coming to fruition."

Fort Huachuca blaze was sparked by bulldozer

Fort Huachuca blaze was sparked by bulldozer

The dozer was working to build a fire line, fort's commander says. Water trucks will now be used to spray behind dozers. Meanwhile, the much larger Monument Fire is holding in Miller Canyon, above homes, but winds are a worry. Cost to fight it so far: $4.1 million. Evacuated: 2,900 homes.

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