Fire managers on the Mogollon Rim Ranger District of the Coconino National Forest have determined a lightning-caused fire reported Sunday, May 21, west of Clints Well is ideal for managing and will allow the fire to fulfill its natural role and consume forest debris.
The Wilbur Fire, currently 2 acres, is smoldering at a low intensity in heavy dead and down mixed conifer fuels, and is located just south of West Clear Creak Wilderness about 8.5 miles directly west of the intersection of Lake Mary Road and state Route 87 (GPS coordinates:...