No longer in the daily fire updates. The Pilot Fire last appeared in an official report on July 27, at 118 acres and 100% contained. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Pilot Fire

Crook County, Oregon · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Jul 27, 2026 (21 days ago)
First reported about 5 weeks ago
Metric Now
Size
118 acres
Aug 17, 9:00 AM
−2 acres
was 120 acres · Jul 27, 2:00 PM
Containment
100%
Aug 17, 9:00 AM
+10 percent
was 90% · Jul 20, 6:48 PM
Crew size
33
Aug 17, 9:00 AM
Money spent
$154,067
Aug 17, 9:00 AM
−$113,783
was $267,850 · Jul 23, 9:00 PM

Pilot Fire and other nearby fires

🔥 Where this fire started Mostly contained Partly contained Containment not reported

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Pilot Fire summary

The Pilot Fire is a wildfire near Crook County, Oregon. It has burned about 118 acres (about 89 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 5 weeks ago. About 33 people are on it, run by a Complex Incident Management Team.

Size
118 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
July 16, 2026 (first reported about 5 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Monday, August 10th at 2:00 p.m. CDT.

Weather & fire-spread conditions

No Red Flag Warning. The National Weather Service hasn't flagged this area for dangerous fire-spread conditions right now.

Hot, dry, and windy weather can help a fire grow; cool, calm, or wet weather helps crews. The tags below rate each day for fire spread — green is calm, red can push a fire.

A general fire-weather guide (wind matters most, then how dry it is, then heat), not a prediction of what this fire will do.

This Afternoon

84°F · Areas Of Smoke

Wind 10 mph NW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Tonight

49°F · Smoke

Wind 1 to 10 mph NW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Tuesday

84°F · Areas Of Smoke

Wind 1 to 12 mph NW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Tuesday Night

49°F · Areas Of Smoke

Wind 0 to 12 mph W · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Wednesday

80°F · Sunny

Wind 0 to 13 mph W · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, August 10th at 4:01 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 33 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Complex Incident Management Team. The government rates it a Type 3 Incident. About $154,067 has been spent on it so far.

The official feed reports the total headcount, not a breakdown by crew type.

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