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Automated summary generated: Oct 10, 2026 20:00 UTC. It may lag behind the report and is not an official alert.
The MINES wildfire is located in Santa Clara County, California, near latitude 37.4061 and longitude -121.4888. It was first discovered on July 26, 2026, and as of the latest report on August 6, 2026, the fire has burned 282 acres with no containment achieved. The cause remains undetermined and no jurisdictional agency has been identified in the available data. Current fire behavior and weather conditions are not reported, so the situation remains largely unknown beyond the acreage. Over the sampled timeline, the fire has grown to 282 acres without any containment progress.
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NIFC fire information and official resources βIRWIN ID: {F5FADAD2-BD90-4A84-ACCE-D8605B935DFD}
Discovered: Jul 26, 2026
Cause: Undetermined
Coordinates: 37.4061, -121.4888
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The MINES Fire has burned 282 acres as of August 6, 2026.
Containment has not been officially reported for the MINES Fire.
The official cause has been listed as: Undetermined.
The MINES Fire is burning in Santa Clara, CA.
The MINES Fire is no longer in our filtered incident feed. This alone does not confirm extinguishment.
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