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Border 2 Fire

Border 2 Fire listed by WFIGS in Whatcom County at 8,043 acres.

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Reported size 8,043 acres
Containment 73%
Personnel 36
Discovered Jul 16, 2026 6:14 PM PDT
Source updated Sep 9, 2026 5:02 PM PDT
Watch Duty incident updated Sep 5, 2026 7:07 PM PDT
Watch Duty reported size 22,714.90 acres
Watch Duty containment 73%
Location 36 Miles NE from Marblemount, WA
Cause Natural
Lead agency NPS
Incident identifier 2026-WANCP-000266

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Current Details

Reported size: 8,043 acres.
Containment: 73%.
Discovered: Jul 16, 2026 6:14 PM PDT.
Updated: Sep 9, 2026 5:02 PM PDT.
Description: 36 Miles NE from Marblemount, WA.
Jurisdiction: NPS.
Protecting agency: NPS.
Dispatch center: WAPSC.
Fire cause: Natural.
Fire behavior: Moderate.
Personnel: 36.
Watch Duty incident updated: Sep 5, 2026 7:07 PM PDT.
Watch Duty reported size: 22,715 acres.
Watch Duty containment: 73%.
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All Available Fire Data71 source fields shown in readable form
OBJECTID
575558
Source OID
43300674
ADSPermission State
ICS209
Created By System
wildcade
Incident Size
8,043
Discovery Acres
0.10
Dispatch Center ID
WAPSC
Estimated Cost To Date
4,573,732
Fire Behavior General
Moderate
Fire Behavior General1
Backing
Fire Behavior General2
Flanking
Fire Behavior General3
Creeping
Fire Cause
Natural
Fire Code
SU5P
Fire Discovery Date Time
Jul 16, 2026 6:14 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 5:02 PM PDT
ICS209 Report For Time Period From
Sep 8, 2026 6:00 PM PDT
ICS209 Report For Time Period To
Sep 9, 2026 4:30 PM PDT
ICS209 Report Status
U
Incident Management Organization
Type 4 IC
Incident Name
Border 2
Incident Short Description
36 Miles NE from Marblemount, WA
Incident Type Category
WF
Incident Type Kind
FI
Initial Latitude
48.998173
Initial Longitude
-121.027664
Irwin ID
{A60CA689-BD59-4A2D-9BDC-CC551CEAFCA4}
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
000266
Modified By System
ics209
Percent Contained
73
Percent Perimeter To Be Contained
100
POOCity
Marblemount
POOCounty
Whatcom
POODispatch Center ID
WAPSC
POOFips
53073
POOJurisdictional Agency
NPS
POOJurisdictional Unit
WARLP
POOLandowner Category
NPS
POOLandowner Kind
Federal
POOLegal Desc Principal Meridian
Willamette
POOLegal Desc Range
14
POOLegal Desc Section
36
POOLegal Desc Township
41
POOPredictive Service Area ID
NW01
POOProtecting Agency
NPS
POOProtecting Unit
WANCP
POOState
US-WA
Primary Fuel Model
Timber (Litter and Understory)
Total Incident Personnel
36
Unique Fire Identifier
2026-WANCP-000266
WFDSSDecision Status
Pending Decision
Created On Date Time Dt
Jul 16, 2026 6:37 PM PDT
Modified On Date Time Dt
Sep 9, 2026 5:02 PM PDT
Active Fire Candidate
1
Is Cpx Child
0
Source Global ID
{4026D343-5013-4E9F-AD84-E289F1183C3A}
Global ID
133d8406-530a-4a33-b3a4-a28ac29e3783
Incident Complexity Level
Type 3 Incident