Ruby Fire
The Ruby Fire was reported on August 9, 2024 in Whatcom County, Washington and burned 1,336 acres. It is 0 percent contained. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,336 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- August 9, 2024
Map
Perimeter mapped February 10, 2025 at 10:52 AM PST, 1,336 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 48.679, -121.048.
The incident
- Size
- 1,336 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- August 9, 2024 at 7:20 AM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 9 miles east of Newhalem, WA
- County
- Whatcom County
- State
- Washington
- Nearest city reported
- Newhalem
- Protecting agency
- NPS
- Jurisdiction
- NPS
- Land ownership at origin
- NPS
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $4,749,826
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-WANCP-000285
- IRWIN identifier
- 8CA2DE36-192C-4F5B-BA55-8183C652609A
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 10, 2024 (397 acres) to September 19, 2024 (1,336 acres). The largest one-day growth was 877 acres, mapped September 5, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 10, 2024 | 397 | |
| August 11, 2024 | 739 | +342 |
| August 15, 2024 | 820 | +81 |
| August 19, 2024 | 902 | +82 |
| August 21, 2024 | 921 | +19 |
| August 23, 2024 | 959 | +38 |
| August 30, 2024 | 959 | 0 |
| September 4, 2024 | 92 | -867 |
| September 5, 2024 | 970 | +878 |
| September 7, 2024 | 1,217 | +247 |
| September 15, 2024 | 1,263 | +46 |
| September 19, 2024 | 1,336 | +73 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Concrete, WA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Concrete, WA33 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Darrington, WA39 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Peaceful Valley, WA53 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Sedro-Woolley, WA56 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Clear Lake, WA56 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Arlington Heights, WA57 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated February 10, 2025 at 10:52 AM PST. Identifier 2024-WANCP-000285.