Nutrioso, Ariz. ? A 7,200-acre wildfire near the New Mexico line continued grow Friday but kept its distance from homes in this tiny mountain community.

The blaze remained about 10 percent contained and was a little more than a mile from the area designated as the trigger point for evacuations, authorities said.

The fire grew by more than 1,000 acres Friday, although much of the increase was due to burnouts intended to clear vegetation that could serve as fuel for the wildfire, said Eric Neitzel, a spokesman for the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest.

It hadn’t moved toward Nutrioso on Friday, said Neitzel. “If anything, it’s moved away because of the burnout,” he said.

The fire in the national forest was three to four miles southwest of the community of Nutrioso, which has 400 to 500 residents and a single restaurant. The closest supplies and gas are eight miles away.

Penny Chipman, who lives in the area, said she and her husband have had their truck packed with necessities and sentimental items since the county sheriff’s office told them Tuesday to be ready to evacuate in as little as 15 minutes.

“I feel like a clock wound up waiting for the alarm to go off,” said Chipman, 60.

Officials believe the fire was likely ignited by a camper outside a designated campground, but authorities had no immediate suspects, Dyson said.

In New Mexico, meanwhile, firefighters were bolstering lines around a blaze that has burned 57,500 acres in Lincoln National Forest, in the Capitan Mountains. The fire was 80 percent contained.

Winds forecast for Thursday afternoon weren’t as strong as predicted and fire lines held, fire officials said. A dozen cabins have burned.

To the northwest, officials in Albuquerque said a fire that destroyed two buildings and led to the evacuation of more than 100 homes was sparked by metal work, and three men were arrested on charges of negligence, officials said.

A portion of the Three Forks fire burns near Nutrioso, Ariz. The 6,000-acre blaze, which fire officials believe was ignited by a camper, was about 10 percent contained Friday and a little more than a mile from the area designated as the trigger point for evacuations, authorities said. The fire was three to four miles southwest of the Nutrioso community of about 400 to 500 residents.