Arizona 'Doce' Wildfire Updates: Prescott Fire At 10 Percent Containment

Fire crews in Arizona near the area of Prescott have been working around the clock to fight the Doce fire, Arizona's first major wildfire of the 2013 season and as of 8:00 a.m. on Friday have the blaze at 10 percent containment.

According to a report from Chino Valley Review, the fire has burned through just under 7,000 acres of land, mostly on Granite Mountain and Little Granite Mountain in the area of Prescott National Forest.

The wildfire was sparked on Tuesday morning at approximately 11:30 a.m. and indications show that it appears to have been human-started. Investigations are underway to pinpoint the exact cause.

The cost of fighting the fire has escalated to approximately $2.4 million as of Friday. The Daily Courier reports that this is mostly due to the aviation being used to battle the blaze. Although heavy air tankers have been redirected to help fight a fire in neighboring New Mexico, four helicopters are still in use for this blaze. It's estimated that upwards of 600 firefights have been working to battle the fire.

Evacuations were ordered Thursday in the area east of Mint Creek: south of Stazenski Road, and the corner of River Bend Trail and Mint Valley Road. Earlier evacuations remain in place for the areas of Granite Basins Homes, Black Jack, Camp Anytown, Sundown Acres, Cielo Grande, Old Stage Acres, the south half of Mint Creek Wash and American Ranch. Approximately 465 homes have been evacuated in total.

Officials estimate that the time frame for evacuees to return to their homes is approximately 5-7 days.

"The bottom line is, we're not out of the woods," said Fire Incident Commander Tony Sciacca. "When it's safe...I'll bring you back in."

According to officials there have no been any reports of injuries or homes destroyed by the fire thus far.

"We have not lost a life, we have not lost a structure," Yavapai County Sheriff Scott Mascher told residents at a community meeting held Thursday night regarding the fire.