Electric Fire

Situation Summary

Automated summary generated: Oct 27, 2026 20:45 UTC. It may lag behind the report and is not an official alert.

The Electric wildfire, located 7 miles north of Marblemount in Whatcom County, Washington, was discovered on August 23, 2026. By September 1 it had expanded to 622 acres and was 17% contained, with 80 personnel on the scene and moderate fire behavior. The fire later decreased to 494 acres by September 11, while containment rose to 36% and personnel peaked at 95. Over the following weeks containment steadily improved, reaching 90% by September 16 and 100% by October 10, with the final acreage reported at 495 acres and a total estimated cost of $3,003,630. The incident is managed by the U.S. Forest Service and was caused by natural factors.

Official source description: 7 Miles N from Marblemount, WA

Recorded Fire Progression

Historical observations from incident reports, not a live forecast. Acreage and containment can decrease when agencies correct their estimates.

Latest available source report: Oct 10, 2026 01:21 UTC. This is the report date, not confirmation of current fire conditions.

Reported acreage increased by 480 acres between the first and last available acreage measurements. Recorded containment rose by 100.0 percentage points, from 0.0% (Aug 27, 2026) to 100.0% (Oct 10, 2026), using the first and last reports with a known containment value.

Reported changes over time

Showing 12 representative changes from 16 distinct recorded measurements, including the first and last distinct measurements. The latest source report date is shown above, even when measurements have not changed.