Perry Fire
The Perry Fire was reported on August 27, 2025 in Whatcom County, Washington and burned 1,772 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,772 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 27, 2025
- Personnel
- 7
Map
Perimeter mapped February 17, 2026 at 7:37 AM PST, 1,773 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 48.923, -121.105.
The incident
- Size
- 1,772 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 27, 2025 at 5:45 PM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 16 Miles NE from Newhalem, WA
- County
- Whatcom County
- State
- Washington
- Nearest city reported
- Marblemount
- Protecting agency
- NPS
- Jurisdiction
- NPS
- Land ownership at origin
- NPS
- Personnel assigned
- 7
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $409,104
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-WANCP-000415
- IRWIN identifier
- 94E2AC2E-BA77-4EAB-9191-600F756B3CC4
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 30, 2025 (96 acres) to February 17, 2026 (1,773 acres). The largest one-day growth was 1,579 acres, mapped September 1, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 30, 2025 | 96 | |
| September 1, 2025 | 1,675 | +1,579 |
| September 2, 2025 | 737 | -938 |
| September 4, 2025 | 1,309 | +572 |
| September 6, 2025 | 1,556 | +247 |
| September 8, 2025 | 1,556 | 0 |
| September 10, 2025 | 1,769 | +213 |
| February 17, 2026 | 1,773 | +4 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Concrete, 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 February 17, 2026 at 7:37 AM PST. Identifier 2025-WANCP-000415.