Luna Fire
Active
Whatcom County, Washington · Discovered July 2, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 15 hours ago · Perimeter mapped 15 hours ago (NIFC WFIGS)
Luna Fire
The Luna Fire fire has burned 8,553 acres in Whatcom County, Washington. Crews have reached 42% containment. It has shown no measurable growth in the last 24 hours. Wind at the fire is blowing 7 mph toward the NE, with gusts to 15 mph. Air quality near the fire is good (AQI 40). 5 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 429 acres in 24 hours to 8,553 acres
3 days ago · September 23, 2026Containment dropped to 46% (from 53%)
4 days ago · September 22, 2026New perimeter mapped at 8,124 acres (national perimeter feed)
4 days ago · September 22, 2026Containment rose to 53%
8 days ago · September 18, 2026New perimeter mapped at 7,879 acres (national perimeter feed)
12 days ago · September 13, 2026Grew 187 acres in 9 days to 7,835 acres
15 days ago · September 10, 2026Grew 2,178 acres in 48 hours to 7,648 acres
24 days ago · September 2, 2026Mapped size revised down to 5,470 acres (from 5,740)
26 days ago · August 31, 2026Grew 701 acres in 48 hours to 5,740 acres
27 days ago · August 30, 2026Grew 263 acres in 4 days to 5,039 acres
29 days ago · August 28, 2026Containment rose to 31%
30 days ago · August 27, 2026Grew 152 acres in 3 days to 4,776 acres
33 days ago · August 24, 2026Grew 149 acres in 3 days to 4,624 acres
36 days ago · August 21, 2026Grew 211 acres in 3 days to 4,475 acres
39 days ago · August 17, 2026Grew 364 acres in 3 days to 4,264 acres
42 days ago · August 14, 2026Grew 225 acres in 11 hours to 3,900 acres
45 days ago · August 12, 2026Fire first reported in official feeds at 3,675 acres
46 days ago · August 11, 2026
Raw growth & containment readings
| Recorded | Size | Contained |
|---|---|---|
| 9/23/2026, 1:08:48 AM | 8,553 acres | 42% |
| 9/22/2026, 12:53:54 AM | 8,124 acres | 46% |
| 9/18/2026, 12:59:36 AM | 7,879 acres | 53% |
| 9/11/2026, 11:42:26 PM | 7,879 acres | 34% |
| 9/10/2026, 11:42:18 PM | 7,835 acres | 34% |
| 9/5/2026, 12:37:36 AM | 7,722 acres | 34% |
| 9/2/2026, 12:16:37 AM | 7,648 acres | 34% |
| 8/31/2026, 12:31:41 AM | 5,470 acres | 27% |
| 8/30/2026, 12:26:49 AM | 5,740 acres | 27% |
| 8/28/2026, 12:54:46 AM | 5,039 acres | 29% |
| 8/27/2026, 1:05:06 AM | 4,776 acres | 31% |
| 8/24/2026, 12:00:44 AM | 4,776 acres | 0% |
| 8/22/2026, 12:16:48 AM | 4,670 acres | 0% |
| 8/21/2026, 12:22:26 AM | 4,624 acres | 0% |
| 8/20/2026, 12:11:36 AM | 4,570 acres | 0% |
| 8/19/2026, 12:12:40 AM | 4,477 acres | 0% |
| 8/17/2026, 4:26:42 PM | 4,475 acres | 0% |
| 8/14/2026, 11:58:21 PM | 4,264 acres | 0% |
| 8/12/2026, 12:51:25 AM | 3,900 acres | 0% |
| 8/11/2026, 2:04:22 PM | 3,675 acres | 0% |
Recorded by Fire Nearby each time upstream data changes.
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