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Automated summary generated: Oct 10, 2026 16:55 UTC. It may lag behind the report and is not an official alert.
The Bluff wildfire, located in Golden Valley County, Montana, was first discovered on July 24, 2026. As of the latest official report from the National Interagency Fire Center on August 20, 2026, the fire has burned 92 acres. No containment percentage, personnel deployment, fire behavior, weather conditions, or evacuation actions have been reported, and the jurisdictional agency responsible for the incident is not specified. The incident remains in an early stage with no documented containment progress or changes in size beyond the initial 92βacre figure.
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NIFC fire information and official resources βIRWIN ID: {5A3BA4EA-6CF4-43A4-93F3-0C3B56D917BF}
Discovered: Jul 24, 2026
Cause: Natural
Coordinates: 46.375, -109.1255
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The Bluff Fire has burned 92 acres as of August 20, 2026.
Containment has not been officially reported for the Bluff Fire.
The official cause has been listed as: Natural.
The Bluff Fire is burning in Golden Valley, MT.
The Bluff Fire is no longer in our filtered incident feed. This alone does not confirm extinguishment.
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