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Automated summary generated: Oct 9, 2026 12:25 UTC. It may lag behind the report and is not an official alert.
The Buffalo 2 wildfire was discovered on 2026-10-08 at 19:32:39 in Powder River County, Montana, and is caused by natural factors. As of the latest update on 2026-10-09 at 00:20:03, the fire has expanded to 25 acres. No containment percentage, personnel deployment, fire behavior, weather conditions, evacuation actions, or cost estimates have been officially reported. The incident remains under observation by the National Interagency Fire Center, with no additional details on jurisdictional agency involvement.
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NIFC fire information and official resources βIRWIN ID: {4DCD6EE1-5E4A-4186-8C78-1F6F9689F21A}
Discovered: Oct 8, 2026
Cause: Natural
Coordinates: 45.0519, -105.7361
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The Buffalo 2 Fire has burned 25 acres as of October 9, 2026.
Containment has not been officially reported for the Buffalo 2 Fire.
The official cause has been listed as: Natural.
The Buffalo 2 Fire is burning in Powder River, MT.
The Buffalo 2 Fire is no longer in our filtered incident feed. This alone does not confirm extinguishment.
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