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Automated summary generated: Oct 10, 2026 01:50 UTC. It may lag behind the report and is not an official alert.
The PIUTE wildfire was discovered on 2026-09-30 at 16:18:48 in Tuolumne County, California, by the U.S. Forest Service. The fire is natural in origin and has grown from 40 acres on 2026-10-03 to 52 acres on 2026-10-08, with no official containment or personnel information reported. Current fire behavior and weather conditions are not available, and no evacuation or cost estimates have been released. The incident remains under observation by the National Interagency Fire Center, with the latest update indicating continued modest growth.
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NIFC fire information and official resources βIRWIN ID: {7460BF9A-8A82-4186-A635-C1735C73AEA2}
Discovered: Sep 30, 2026
Cause: Natural
Managing Agency: USFS
Coordinates: 38.1622, -119.8092
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The PIUTE Fire has burned 52 acres as of October 8, 2026.
Containment has not been officially reported for the PIUTE Fire.
The official cause has been listed as: Natural.
The PIUTE Fire is burning in Tuolumne, CA.
The PIUTE Fire is no longer in our filtered incident feed. This alone does not confirm extinguishment.
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