Wilbur Fire
The Wilbur Fire was reported on May 22, 2023 in Coconino County, Arizona and burned 10,279 acres. It was declared out on September 24, 2023. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 10,279 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 22, 2023
- Personnel
- 20
Map
Perimeter mapped December 11, 2023 at 1:23 PM MST, 10,279 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 34.551, -111.466.
The incident
- Size
- 10,279 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 22, 2023 at 3:30 PM MST
- Contained
- July 10, 2023 at 5:00 PM MST
- Controlled
- August 12, 2023 at 8:00 AM MST
- Declared out
- September 24, 2023 at 9:00 AM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 22 MILES EAST OF CAMP VERDE
- County
- Coconino County
- State
- Arizona
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 20
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $2,980,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-AZCOF-000272
- IRWIN identifier
- BFF3D41B-2603-4665-A79B-5B6C96D096C2
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 2, 2023 (96 acres) to December 11, 2023 (10,279 acres). The largest one-day growth was 2,858 acres, mapped June 15, 2023.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 2, 2023 | 96 | |
| June 4, 2023 | 430 | +334 |
| June 10, 2023 | 472 | +42 |
| June 13, 2023 | 1,581 | +1,109 |
| June 14, 2023 | 2,703 | +1,122 |
| June 15, 2023 | 5,560 | +2,857 |
| June 16, 2023 | 6,512 | +952 |
| June 17, 2023 | 7,101 | +589 |
| June 18, 2023 | 7,942 | +841 |
| June 19, 2023 | 8,133 | +191 |
| June 20, 2023 | 9,048 | +915 |
| December 11, 2023 | 10,279 | +1,231 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Strawberry, AZ covers the area today.
Nearby
- Strawberry, AZ10 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Pine, AZ11 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Lake Montezuma, AZ19 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Camp Verde, AZ22 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Big Park, AZ23 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Village of Oak Creek (Big Park), AZ23 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated September 24, 2023 at 9:30 AM MST. Identifier 2023-AZCOF-000272.