Burned area 8,110 acres (33 km) Motive Under Investigation | Cause Unknown Dates 7 Aug 2016 – 16 Aug 2016 | |
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Similar Blue Cut Fire, Soberanes Fire, Sand Fire, Lake Fire, Bogart Fire | ||
Pilot fire
The Pilot Fire was a wildfire that burned near Silverwood Lake in San Bernardino County, California. The fire started at about 12:10 pm on Sunday, August 7, 2016, near the Miller Canyon OHV area off California State Route 138.
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The name "Pilot" refers to where the fire was first reported: the Pilot Rock Conservation Camp, a minimum-security prison camp/fire camp consisting of inmates trained for firefighting.
The fire was under the management of the United States Forest Service in Unified Command with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), the San Bernardino County Fire Department, and the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department. The estimated full containment date was on Tuesday August 16, 2016 approx. 06:00 AM PST and burned a total of 8,110 acres.
Pilot fire surges to 11 square miles thousands of homes threatened
