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Automated summary generated: Oct 12, 2026 18:05 UTC. It may lag behind the report and is not an official alert.
The Monroe 296 wildfire is located in Monroe County, Arkansas, near latitude 34.4435 and longitude -91.1148. It was first discovered on October 9, 2026, at 19:14, and is reported as a human-caused fire under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. As of the latest update on October 12, 2026, the fire has burned 16 acres; no official information is currently available regarding containment, personnel, or fire behavior. The incident remains in the early stages, with no documented changes in size or containment since the initial report.
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NIFC fire information and official resources βIRWIN ID: {C709FACE-F946-4836-BD2A-1E26FEBF9283}
Discovered: Oct 9, 2026
Cause: Human
Managing Agency: USFWS
Coordinates: 34.4435, -91.1148
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The Monroe 296 Fire has burned 16 acres as of October 12, 2026.
Containment has not been officially reported for the Monroe 296 Fire.
The official cause has been listed as: Human.
The Monroe 296 Fire is burning in Monroe, AR.
The Monroe 296 Fire currently meets our U.S. incident tracking criteria. This does not confirm current fire behavior.
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