The Haywire Fire Is Burning Near Sunset Crater Away From The Pipeline Fire

There’s a new fire to report this morning. The Haywire Fire is burning about four miles east of Sunset Crater. Coconino National Forest officials say the fire is an estimated 16-hundred acres and is in the area of Haywire Crater, just east of Sunset Crater Road. Crater Estates was put into “Go” earlier this morning. The area is also known as Alpine Ranchos. The “Go” boundary is west of Leupp Road, south of the Navajo Nation boundary, north of Forest Road 244A and east of Sunset Crater Road. Forest officials say the cause of the fire is unknown, but it’s likely a spot fire from the Pipeline Fire.