Updated: 8:44 p.m. July 2

First discovered: 2 hours ago, 5:48 p.m. July 2

Initial location: Trinity County, Calif.

Fire type: Wildfire

Fire name: Pigeon

Pigeon Fire initially started today at 5:48 p.m. in Trinity County, California.

It has burned 1.5 acres of federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management after being active for two hours, an increase of one acre since the last update. Human involvement is believed to have ignited this fire, although details about the specific action that triggered it are unknown. At this time, there is no information available on the containment of the fire.

Historic data

NIFC statistics for 2024 show that 8,011 fires in California were caused by humans, resulting in 990,939 acres of wildland burned.

Source: National Interagency Fire Center