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Luna Fire

Luna Fire listed by WFIGS in Whatcom County at 7,722 acres.

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Reported size 7,722 acres
Containment 34%
Personnel 5
Discovered Jul 2, 2026 12:06 PM PDT
Source updated Sep 9, 2026 5:12 PM PDT
Watch Duty incident updated Sep 7, 2026 5:24 AM PDT
Watch Duty reported size 7,803.50 acres
Watch Duty containment 34%
Location 10 Miles N from Newhalem, WA
Cause Undetermined
Lead agency NPS
Incident identifier 2026-WANCP-000179

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Current Details

Reported size: 7,722 acres.
Containment: 34%.
Discovered: Jul 2, 2026 12:06 PM PDT.
Updated: Sep 9, 2026 5:12 PM PDT.
Description: 10 Miles N from Newhalem, WA.
Jurisdiction: NPS.
Protecting agency: NPS.
Dispatch center: WAPSC.
Fire cause: Undetermined.
Fire behavior: Moderate.
Personnel: 5.
Watch Duty incident updated: Sep 7, 2026 5:24 AM PDT.
Watch Duty reported size: 7,804 acres.
Watch Duty containment: 34%.
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All Available Fire Data74 source fields shown in readable form
OBJECTID
568475
Source OID
43294601
ADSPermission State
ICS209
Created By System
wildcade
Incident Size
7,722
Discovery Acres
0.10
Dispatch Center ID
WAPSC
Estimated Cost To Date
3,089,399
Fire Behavior General
Moderate
Fire Behavior General1
Flanking
Fire Behavior General2
Backing
Fire Behavior General3
Backing
Fire Cause
Undetermined
Fire Code
SSKV
Fire Discovery Date Time
Jul 2, 2026 12:06 PM PDT
Fire Strategy Confine Percent
0
Fire Strategy Full Supp Percent
100
Fire Strategy Monitor Percent
0
Fire Strategy Point Zone Percent
0
FSJob Code
PP
FSOverride Code
1542
GACC
NWCC
ICS209 Report Date Time
Sep 9, 2026 5:12 PM PDT
ICS209 Report For Time Period From
Sep 8, 2026 6:00 PM PDT
ICS209 Report For Time Period To
Sep 9, 2026 5:00 PM PDT
ICS209 Report Status
U
Incident Management Organization
Type 3 Team
Incident Name
Luna
Incident Short Description
10 Miles N from Newhalem, WA
Incident Type Category
WF
Incident Type Kind
FI
Initial Latitude
48.821137
Initial Longitude
-121.209693
Irwin ID
{7D70E58C-3570-466C-86F7-8E5F828D0F7F}
Is Fire Code Requested
0
Is FSAssisted
1
Is Multi Jurisdictional
0
Is Reimbursable
0
Is Trespass
0
Is Unified Command
0
Local Incident Identifier
000179
Modified By System
ics209
Percent Contained
34
Percent Perimeter To Be Contained
100
POOCity
Marblemount
POOCounty
Whatcom
POODispatch Center ID
WAPSC
POOFips
53073
POOJurisdictional Agency
NPS
POOJurisdictional Unit
WANCP
POOLandowner Category
NPS
POOLandowner Kind
Federal
POOLegal Desc Principal Meridian
Washington
POOLegal Desc Range
12
POOLegal Desc Section
35
POOLegal Desc Township
39
POOPredictive Service Area ID
NW01
POOProtecting Agency
NPS
POOProtecting Unit
WANCP
POOState
US-WA
Primary Fuel Model
Timber (Litter and Understory)
Total Incident Personnel
5
Unique Fire Identifier
2026-WANCP-000179
WFDSSDecision Status
Pending Decision
Estimated Final Cost
5,000,000
Organizational Assessment
Type 3 Team
Strategic Decision Publish Date
Aug 6, 2026 6:05 PM PDT
Created On Date Time Dt
Jul 2, 2026 2:48 PM PDT
Modified On Date Time Dt
Sep 9, 2026 5:12 PM PDT
Active Fire Candidate
1
Is Cpx Child
0
Source Global ID
{A7B3FC82-7EBF-4220-B52E-F3EE870859BB}
Global ID
45e7551d-04d0-4ff9-9a0f-62d759561106
Incident Complexity Level
Type 4 Incident