The Solano fire was 85 percent contained as of early Tuesday. Fire officials expect to fully contain the fire by Thursday.

Officials say crews are working to hold containment lines against high winds forecast for Monday.

Maricopa County officials say the ban comes earlier than usual because there is more vegetation than normal due to record rainfall over the winter. Video

The 120,000 acres of Maricopa County's ten-park system will be under a fire ban starting Monday. Phoenix mountain parks also banned open fires starting Monday. Video

Smoking and charcoal fires are included in the ban due to extreme fire danger as the temperatures go up and humidity goes down.

The insurer of a fence company accused of sparking a 2006 wildfire that destroyed five buildings in central Arizona has agreed to pay $500,000 on Wednesday.

As of Sunday the potential for extreme wildfire behavior is the highest it's been in April in the past 23 years of scientific records.

Fire officials say Friday that the size of the wildfire in the Apache-Sitgreaves is estimated to be 2,591 acres and will be fully contained by April 28th.

Winds caused a prescribed fire to burn out of control South of Alpine.

UPDATED: Two campgrounds in the area were closed, while two ranch properties are threatened by the fire. Video