Border 2

Border 2 is an active wildfire in Whatcom County, Washington. It was first dispatched on July 16, 2026, at 18:14. The fire is located at T41N R14E S31, near 48.9982 and -121.027683, and is described in NIFC records as 36 miles northeast of Marblemount, Washington.

At dispatch, the fire was estimated at 9,108 acres. The mapped NIFC GIS perimeter lists it at 23,856.63 acres, with 74.0 percent containment. That mapped perimeter was last updated on September 28, 2026, at 00:45:38 UTC. The fire is burning in timber, and the listed cause is natural.

The available acreage figures show the fire is substantially larger than the initial dispatch estimate, growing by 14,748.63 acres between the original dispatch size and the latest mapped perimeter. No 24-hour growth figure, 7-day growth figure, or satellite hotspot data were provided here, so current short-term spread trends cannot be characterized from these facts alone.

Response information identifies Snyder as the incident commander. The dispatch center for the fire is Puget Sound Interagency. No assigned resource counts, personnel totals, aircraft activity, road closures, evacuation levels, weather details, camera links, or recent dispatch comments were provided in the supplied information.