The Maid Fire is currently 942 acres in size and was 100% contained as of the morning of Monday, Nov. 13.
The Maid Fire began during the early hours of Saturday, Nov. 4, on the east side of Apache Maid Mountain in the Coconino National Forest. This is approximately 15 miles southeast of Sedona or 14 miles northeast of Lake Montezuma.
Firefighters believe the fire to be human-caused but are continuing to investigate its origins. A plume of smoke from the fire was visible in the Verde Valley throughout the week. No structures are currently threatened and no evacuations have been ordered or anticipated. Fire crews worked to protect the USFS Apache Maid Lookout Tower as well as the Apache Maid cabin and have completed burnout operations around the fire.
Juniper chaparral, Gambel oak brush and a grass understory are fueling the wildfire. Dry and windy weather conditions have been of concern. One hand crew, three engines and miscellaneous overhead are at the scene.
As of Saturday, Nov. 11, the fire continued to smolder in remaining dead fuels and leaf litter.
The entire east side of the mountain was contained at that time. Firefighters had been using a full suppression strategy and all burnout operations were completed on Saturday, Nov. 11.
