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Automated summary generated: Oct 9, 2026 12:45 UTC. It may lag behind the report and is not an official alert.
The Newquist & Sampson wildfire was discovered on October 7, 2026, at 23:40 local time in Yakima County, Washington, and is located at latitude 46.243981767704 and longitude -120.1667542266. The fire was caused by human activity and is under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA). Within the first hour after discovery, the blaze had burned 10 acres, and by 01:00 on October 8 it had expanded to 77 acres. No containment has been reported, and no personnel or cost estimates have been provided in the official updates. The fire behavior remains unspecified, but the rapid increase in acreage indicates a growing threat that is still uncontained.
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NIFC fire information and official resources βIRWIN ID: {23975D20-F264-4313-8EC3-1AD2097210D4}
Discovered: Oct 7, 2026
Cause: Human
Managing Agency: BIA
Coordinates: 46.244, -120.1668
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The Newquist & Sampson Fire has burned 77 acres as of October 8, 2026.
Containment has not been officially reported for the Newquist & Sampson Fire.
The official cause has been listed as: Human.
The Newquist & Sampson Fire is burning in Yakima, WA.
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