by july 1, the fire had grown to over and prompted the evacuation of the nearby community of peeples valley. the fire was still completely uncontrolled, with more than 400 firefighters on the line. on july 2, the fire was estimated at 8% containment and had not grown in the past 24 hours. by the end of the day on july 3, the fire was reportedly 45 percent contained and not growing, thus allowing peeples valley residents to return to their homes on july 4. four days later, on july 8, yarnell residents were permitted to return. the fire was declared 100% contained on july 10.