Update: Pilot Fire in Butte County - July 1 status

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Updated: 1:47 p.m. July 1

First discovered: 12:34 p.m. July 1

Initial location: Butte County, Calif.

Fire type: Wildfire, Type 4

Fire name: Pilot

Pilot Fire initially started today at 12:34 p.m. in Butte County, California.

It has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service. Currently, there is no data on the containment status of the fire and the cause has yet to be determined.

NIFC Fire Complexity Analysis

This wildfire is considered to be a Type 4 incident. What it means:

• Command staff and general staff functions are not activated.
• Resources are local and vary from a single module to several resources.
• The incident is usually limited to one operational period in the control phase.
• No written incident action plan (IAP) is required. However, a documented operational briefing will be completed for all incoming resources.

Source: National Interagency Fire Center

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This story was originally published July 1, 2026 at 1:16 PM.