No homes were destroyed in the fire that burned 46,911 acres, but some were evacuated in the Greaterville and Singing Valley area, and others were on evacuation alert. Arizona 83 was closed at the fire's peak. Almost 800 firefighters battled the blaze that lasted nearly a week.
A Wolf Mountain hotshot crew packs in to mop up areas along Cienega Creek east of Empire Ranch while the Sawmill Fire burns on April 27, 2017, burning in Southeastern Arizona between Green Valley and J-6. Mike Christy / Arizona Daily Star
