Pilot Fire
The Pilot Fire was reported on August 15, 2023 in Humboldt County, California and burned 1,055 acres. It was declared out on January 17, 2024.
- Size
- 1,055 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 15, 2023
- Personnel
- 98
Radar
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Map
Perimeter mapped January 17, 2024 at 2:59 PM PST, 77 acres (hand sketch). Point of origin 40.643, -123.653.
The incident
- Size
- 1,055 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 15, 2023 at 1:04 AM PDT
- Declared out
- January 17, 2024 at 12:00 PM PST
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- Headwaters of Gouse Creek and South Fork Mountain
- County
- Humboldt County
- State
- California
- Nearest city reported
- Willow Creek
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 98
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $816,081
- Part of
- South Fork Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-CASRF-000932
- IRWIN identifier
- 98C24BDB-7DE2-4F9D-9AA9-2E8511DE2B22
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Willow Creek, CA covers the area today.
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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 January 17, 2024 at 2:52 PM PST. Identifier 2023-CASRF-000932.