PHOENIX – A new wildfire erupted northeast of Cave Creek that is estimated at 5,000 acres.

It has been called the Wildcat Fire and was first reported at 9:20 a.m. on Saturday.

According to a release, the Geronimo and Prescott hotshot crews, air tankers and a helicopter have been ordered to battle the blaze.

Scottsdale Fire also assisted with containing the fire.

Parties were being escorted off Bartlett Lake to safety as the unpredictability of the fire threatened people in the area.

Roads were closed near the intersection of Horseshoe Dam and Bartlett Dam roads as officials stated the fire was burning on both sides of Bartlett Dam Road.

Arizona Department of Transportation cameras captured the fire from nearly 20 miles away.

Map of where the fire is: