Electric Fire (Washington)
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Fire (SWIR)
Infrared / SWIR (right): sees through smoke.
🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Location
- 7 Miles N from Marblemount, WA
- Personnel
- 27
- Complexity
- Type 4 Incident
- Fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Behavior
- Active, Backing, Flanking
- Jurisdiction
- USFS · Federal land
Burning across Whatcom, Washington, the active Electric Fire has consumed 500 acres of federal timber, litter, and understory since it started on August 23, 2026. Located seven miles north of Marblemount, the incident has been burning for four days with an approximate average daily growth of 125 acres per day, exhibiting active, backing, and flanking fire behavior.
Satellites have detected 11 heat signatures near the fire over a 48-hour period, illustrating the extent of the spread across the landscape. The response is currently managed by a Type 4 Incident Command with 27 personnel deployed under the United States Forest Service, accumulating a total cost of $100,000.
This wildfire occurs during the region's typical fire season, which runs from June to October. Nationally, the broader context shows that 3,068,903 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that is 44% below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in Washington for 4 days. So far it has affected roughly 500 acres — about 2.0 km². Crews report no containment yet, so the fire can still spread.
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
The bigger picture in United States
Across United States, roughly 3,102,331 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 43% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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