Fire in Pinyon wildland

The Scenic Fire, a vegetation fire in Pinyon Pines, was reported about 4 p.m. Friday, June 25. The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) – San Bernardino National Forest and Cal Fire responded with ground and air resources.
USFS initially reported it as a 2-acre fire “in an extremely remote location on Sheep Mountain within the Santa Rosa Wilderness on Bureau of Land Management Land” and was in “light to medium fuels with slow rate of spread.”
Lisa Cox, a public information officer with USFS, told the newspaper shortly after the fire was reported Friday that a lot of air resources were initially used because the ground crew was still hiking in due to the location being inaccessible to engines.
At 6:45 p.m. Friday, the fire was holding at 3 acres with 20% containment. The agency tweeted, “The forward rate of spread was stopped at approximately 5:45 p.m.”
At 1:55 p.m. June 26, the agency tweeted, “After ground-truthing the perimeter, the fire is now 16 acres and at 45% containment.
“One hand and one engine crew will continue work today with a helicopter for water drops on interior heat and smoke.”
The fire was fully contained by Monday morning.
Cox told the newspaper Monday USFS thinks the cause of the fire is “most likely due to lightning strike hold over, just from the lightning activity that the incident commander was looking at.” Cox also said, “However, we did not get an investigator on it.”