http://inciweb.org/forest/1479/Latest articles for Black WFU Wildland Fire Used for Resource BenefitFri, 09 Jan 2009 17:50:56 -06:00en-ushttp://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1479/7866/http://inciweb.org/incident/news/article/1479/7866/For Immediate Release August 14, 2008 Coconino National Forest Manages Black Fire for Resource Benefits Flagstaff, AZ - A lightning-ignited fire on the Peaks Ranger District of the Coconino National Forest is being managed as a Wildland Fire Use (WFU) Fire. The Black Fire started over the weekend in the cinder-laden landscape northeast of Flagstaff - approximately 2 miles north of Sunset Crater National Monument and Forest Road 545, 2 miles south of the Strawberry Crater Trailhead, at the base of Black Mountain. WFU fires are naturally-ignited (lightning) and are managed to meet resource objectives such as improving wildlife habitat, reducing the potential for high-intensity wildland fires, and restoring fire to a more natural role in the ecosystem. · WFU Fire Name: Black Fire · Date Started: August 10, 2008 · Location: The fire is located in a very remote and rugged section of the Peaks Ranger District - approximately 2 miles north of Sunset Crater. ·...Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:00:00 -06:00