Numerous states across the Southwest is dealing with soaring temperatures that have spread wildfires, forcing hundreds of residents from their homes.

The National Inter agency Fire Center said that six states including Arizona, New Mexico, and California are dealing with large fires, with several thousands of firefighters battling the blazes.

In Arizona's  Yavapai County, the fire engulfed more than 20,000 acres of mostly scrubland known locally as chaparral.

The fire is also threatening residents in the area, spurring the evacuation of at least 1,500 people.

Stina Sieg a member of  KJZZ in Phoenix spoke to several residents and forced them to move out of their homes, seeking refuge at a  Red Cross shelter in Prescott Valley.

Shauna Shoat told Sieg that she and her toddler son fled their home in Poland Junction, along with their four dogs, two ducks and a chicken. "I can't even tell you how I feel right now, just shocked, devastated and not knowing for sure if I've got a home to come to that's still standing or not," Shoat said.

The blaze was at just 1% containment on Thursday and the estimated containment date is July 4.

The wild fire comes on the heels of the heat wave that settled over the Southwest region earlier this month, rising temperatures up to 120 degrees Fahrenheit.

The extreme heat "is one of the factors that we are dealing with," Tiffany Davila with the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management told NPR. And in the daysPFA

Davila says, "We are still going to see higher temperatures and windy conditions so all of that plays a part in how crews handle the fire."

Governor Doug Ducey declared a state of emergency on Wednesday, directing $200,000 of emergency funds and hundreds of emergency workers toward beating the fire.

A day before the fire ignited, Governor Ducey had already declared a state of emergency to help with fire suppression after more than a dozen fires were sparked since April.

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