Washington wildfires

Bear Gulch Fire

Not currentMason County, Washington2025Wildfire

The Bear Gulch Fire was reported on July 6, 2025 in Mason County, Washington and burned 20,233 acres. It is 50 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.

Size
20,233 acres
Contained
50%
Discovered
July 6, 2025
Personnel
1

Map

Perimeter mapped July 4, 2026 at 3:04 PM PDT, 20,233 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 47.496, -123.302.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Skokomish

The incident

Size
20,233 acres
Containment
50%
Discovered
July 6, 2025 at 9:42 PM PDT
Cause
Human
Location
10 Miles NW from Hoodsport, WA
County
Mason County
State
Washington
Nearest city reported
Hoodsport
Protecting agency
USFS
Jurisdiction
USFS
Land ownership at origin
USFS
Personnel assigned
1
Incident management
Type 4 IC, Type 3 Incident
Primary fuel
Timber (Litter and Understory)
Estimated cost to date
$43,776,941
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2025-WAOLF-000178
IRWIN identifier
0EC37DB6-8E0E-4844-A310-F737E7456029

Growth

Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 8, 2025 (328 acres) to July 4, 2026 (20,233 acres). The largest one-day growth was 4,793 acres, mapped September 17, 2025.

DayAcresChange
July 8, 2025328
July 9, 2025352+24
July 10, 2025415+63
July 12, 2025443+28
July 13, 2025444+1
July 14, 2025445+1
July 16, 20254450
July 17, 2025498+53
July 18, 2025562+64
July 19, 2025633+71
July 20, 2025652+19
July 21, 2025684+32
July 22, 2025762+78
July 23, 2025799+37
July 24, 2025869+70
July 25, 2025923+54
July 26, 2025957+34
July 27, 20251,005+48
July 28, 20251,094+89
July 29, 20251,275+181
July 30, 20251,989+714
July 31, 20253,055+1,066
August 1, 20253,922+867
August 2, 20254,500+578
August 3, 20254,760+260
August 4, 20254,936+176
August 5, 20255,136+200
August 7, 20255,578+442
August 8, 20255,515-63
August 9, 20255,556+41
August 10, 20255,590+34
August 11, 20255,777+187
August 12, 20256,196+419
August 13, 20258,257+2,061
August 16, 20258,368+111
August 18, 20258,373+5
August 20, 20258,466+93
August 21, 20258,504+38
August 22, 20258,505+1
August 23, 20258,594+89
August 24, 20258,702+108
August 25, 20258,826+124
August 26, 20258,949+123
August 27, 20259,076+127
August 29, 20259,232+156
August 30, 20259,302+70
August 31, 20259,342+40
September 1, 20259,388+46
September 2, 20259,406+18
September 3, 20259,658+252
September 4, 202510,129+471
September 5, 202510,275+146
September 9, 202510,629+354
September 14, 202510,959+330
September 17, 202515,752+4,793
September 18, 202518,728+2,976
September 19, 202518,831+103
September 22, 202519,216+385
September 23, 202519,823+607
September 24, 202519,981+158
September 25, 202520,000+19
September 26, 202520,070+70
September 27, 202520,087+17
September 28, 202520,185+98
October 5, 202520,218+33
July 4, 202620,233+15

Weather in the area

This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Skokomish, WA covers the area today.

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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 July 4, 2026 at 3:04 PM PDT. Identifier 2025-WAOLF-000178.