Border 2 Fire
Active
Whatcom County, Washington · Discovered July 17, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 15 hours ago · Perimeter mapped 15 hours ago (NIFC WFIGS)
Border 2 Fire
The Border 2 Fire fire has burned 9,108 acres in Whatcom County, Washington. Crews have reached 75% containment. It has shown no measurable growth in the last 24 hours. Wind at the fire is blowing 4 mph toward the NW, with gusts to 5 mph. Air quality near the fire is good (AQI 16). 37 personnel are assigned to the incident.
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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
4 days ago · September 22, 2026New perimeter mapped at 23,784 acres (national perimeter feed)
4 days ago · September 22, 2026New perimeter mapped at 23,475 acres (national perimeter feed)
5 days ago · September 20, 2026Containment rose to 74%
6 days ago · September 20, 2026Grew 423 acres in 48 hours to 8,707 acres
6 days ago · September 20, 2026Containment dropped to 64% (from 73%)
7 days ago · September 19, 2026Grew 115 acres in 7 days to 8,284 acres
8 days ago · September 18, 2026New perimeter mapped at 22,862 acres (national perimeter feed)
14 days ago · September 11, 2026Grew 126 acres in 9 days to 8,169 acres
15 days ago · September 10, 2026Grew 410 acres in 3 days to 8,043 acres
24 days ago · September 2, 2026Containment rose to 73%
27 days ago · August 29, 2026Mapped size revised down to 7,633 acres (from 7,864)
27 days ago · August 29, 2026Grew 231 acres in 24 hours to 7,864 acres
29 days ago · August 28, 2026Grew 237 acres in 5 days to 7,633 acres
30 days ago · August 27, 2026Grew 100 acres in 4 days to 7,396 acres
35 days ago · August 21, 2026Containment rose to 43%
37 days ago · August 19, 2026Containment rose to 31%
39 days ago · August 17, 2026Mapped size revised down to 7,296 acres (from 14,604)
39 days ago · August 17, 2026Containment rose to 10%
39 days ago · August 17, 2026Grew 1,686 acres in 3 days to 14,604 acres
39 days ago · August 17, 2026Mapped size revised down to 12,918 acres (from 14,336)
42 days ago · August 14, 2026Grew 620 acres in 24 hours to 14,336 acres
43 days ago · August 13, 2026Grew 112 acres in 24 hours to 13,716 acres
44 days ago · August 12, 2026Grew 1,986 acres in 7 hours to 13,604 acres
45 days ago · August 11, 2026Fire first reported in official feeds at 11,618 acres
46 days ago · August 11, 2026
Raw growth & containment readings
| Recorded | Size | Contained |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 8/13/2026, 8:42:09 PM | 14,336 acres | 2% |
Recorded by Fire Nearby each time upstream data changes.
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