Border 2 Fire
No longer in current feed
Whatcom County, Washington · Discovered July 17, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 30 days ago
Border 2 Fire
The Border 2 Fire fire has burned 9,108 acres in Whatcom County, Washington. It is no longer in the current official feed, so the figures on this page reflect the last data reported. Crews have reached 74% containment. Air quality near the fire is good (AQI 21). 18 personnel are assigned to the incident.
Border 2 Fire size over time
24 official size readingsPeaked at 15K acres, then officials revised the mapped size to 9,108 acres.
Acreage as reported by the official incident feed, recorded by Fire Nearby each time it changes. Hover or tap the chart for each reading.
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Incident timeline
Generated automatically from official feeds the moment they change: size, containment, evacuation zones, aircraft, and incident team updates.
Grew 401 acres in 48 hours to 9,108 acres
50 days ago · September 22, 2026New perimeter mapped at 23,784 acres (national perimeter feed)
50 days ago · September 22, 2026New perimeter mapped at 23,475 acres (national perimeter feed)
51 days ago · September 20, 2026Containment rose to 74%
52 days ago · September 20, 2026Grew 423 acres in 48 hours to 8,707 acres
52 days ago · September 20, 2026Containment dropped to 64% (from 73%)
53 days ago · September 19, 2026Grew 115 acres in 7 days to 8,284 acres
54 days ago · September 18, 2026New perimeter mapped at 22,862 acres (national perimeter feed)
60 days ago · September 11, 2026Grew 126 acres in 9 days to 8,169 acres
61 days ago · September 10, 2026Grew 410 acres in 3 days to 8,043 acres
70 days ago · September 2, 2026Containment rose to 73%
73 days ago · August 29, 2026Mapped size revised down to 7,633 acres (from 7,864)
73 days ago · August 29, 2026Grew 231 acres in 24 hours to 7,864 acres
75 days ago · August 28, 2026Grew 237 acres in 5 days to 7,633 acres
76 days ago · August 27, 2026Grew 100 acres in 4 days to 7,396 acres
81 days ago · August 21, 2026Containment rose to 43%
83 days ago · August 19, 2026Containment rose to 31%
85 days ago · August 17, 2026Mapped size revised down to 7,296 acres (from 14,604)
85 days ago · August 17, 2026Containment rose to 10%
85 days ago · August 17, 2026Grew 1,686 acres in 3 days to 14,604 acres
85 days ago · August 17, 2026Mapped size revised down to 12,918 acres (from 14,336)
88 days ago · August 14, 2026Grew 620 acres in 24 hours to 14,336 acres
89 days ago · August 13, 2026Grew 112 acres in 24 hours to 13,716 acres
90 days ago · August 12, 2026Grew 1,986 acres in 7 hours to 13,604 acres
91 days ago · August 11, 2026Fire first listed in official incident feeds at 11,618 acres
91 days ago · August 11, 2026
Raw growth & containment readings
| Recorded | Size | Contained |
|---|---|---|
| 10/11/2026, 11:41:07 PM | 9,108 acres | 74% |
| 9/22/2026, 12:53:54 AM | 9,108 acres | 75% |
| 9/20/2026, 12:44:22 AM | 8,707 acres | 74% |
| 9/19/2026, 12:59:22 AM | 8,362 acres | 64% |
| 9/18/2026, 12:59:36 AM | 8,284 acres | 70% |
| 9/11/2026, 11:42:26 PM | 8,171 acres | 73% |
| 9/10/2026, 11:42:18 PM | 8,169 acres | 73% |
| 9/6/2026, 2:00:40 AM | 8,043 acres | 73% |
| 9/2/2026, 12:22:24 AM | 8,043 acres | 72% |
| 8/29/2026, 11:19:30 PM | 7,633 acres | 73% |
| 8/28/2026, 1:10:00 AM | 7,864 acres | 42% |
| 8/27/2026, 1:07:50 AM | 7,633 acres | 42% |
| 8/24/2026, 12:05:37 AM | 7,467 acres | 41% |
| 8/22/2026, 8:43:12 PM | 7,401 acres | 40% |
| 8/21/2026, 8:58:31 PM | 7,396 acres | 42% |
| 8/20/2026, 9:04:32 PM | 7,296 acres | 42% |
| 8/19/2026, 8:57:48 PM | 7,296 acres | 43% |
| 8/17/2026, 9:02:21 PM | 7,296 acres | 31% |
| 8/17/2026, 4:26:42 PM | 14,604 acres | 10% |
| 8/14/2026, 8:53:19 PM | 12,918 acres | 3% |
Recorded by Fire Nearby each time upstream data changes.
About this data
Fire Nearby aggregates official incident data and shows exactly when each value was last updated. For evacuation decisions, always follow instructions from local emergency officials and check county emergency management channels.