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Automated summary generated: Oct 9, 2026 14:46 UTC. It may lag behind the report and is not an official alert.
The BARNITZ CREEK wildfire was discovered on September 25, 2026 at 17:45 in Custer County, Oklahoma, near latitude 35.5011 and longitude -99.0326. The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is the jurisdictional agency, and the cause of the fire remains undetermined. As of the latest official report at 20:40:03, the fire has burned 20 acres with no containment reported. No additional fire behavior or weather information is available, and the incident has not yet progressed beyond its initial detection.
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NIFC fire information and official resources βIRWIN ID: {D131AEC5-A6C9-4CDC-8DF2-24AB2B63D938}
Discovered: Sep 25, 2026
Cause: Undetermined
Managing Agency: BIA
Coordinates: 35.5011, -99.0326
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The BARNITZ CREEK Fire has burned 20 acres as of September 25, 2026.
Containment has not been officially reported for the BARNITZ CREEK Fire.
The official cause has been listed as: Undetermined.
The BARNITZ CREEK Fire is burning in Custer, OK.
The BARNITZ CREEK Fire is no longer in our filtered incident feed. This alone does not confirm extinguishment.
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