Pilot Fire
The Pilot Fire was reported on July 16, 2026 in Crook County, Oregon and burned 118 acres. It was declared out on August 20, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 118 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 16, 2026
- Personnel
- 33
Map
Perimeter mapped July 17, 2026 at 9:15 AM PDT, 126 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 44.204, -120.617.
The incident
- Size
- 118 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 16, 2026 at 10:14 AM PDT
- Contained
- August 14, 2026 at 5:02 PM PDT
- Controlled
- August 20, 2026 at 2:25 PM PDT
- Declared out
- August 20, 2026 at 2:25 PM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 7 Miles NW from POST, OR
- County
- Crook County
- State
- Oregon
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 33
- Incident management
- Complex Incident Management Team, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $154,067
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-ORPRD-000477
- IRWIN identifier
- 71C8F882-E34D-47AA-A6BC-C7B711B5C517
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 17, 2026 (120 acres) to July 29, 2026 (126 acres). The largest one-day growth was 6 acres, mapped July 21, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 17, 2026 | 120 | |
| July 18, 2026 | 120 | 0 |
| July 19, 2026 | 120 | 0 |
| July 21, 2026 | 126 | +6 |
| July 29, 2026 | 126 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Prineville, OR covers the area today.
Nearby
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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 August 25, 2026 at 1:15 PM PDT. Identifier 2026-ORPRD-000477.