Burn severity · Whatcom County 2025
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| Acres by severity and land cover | Forest | Range (shrubland) | Grassland | Other | Unclassified | Acres in Whatcom County |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unburned to very low | 724 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 770 |
| Low | 85 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 114 |
| Moderate low | 79 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 109 |
| Moderate high | 101 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 135 |
| High | 580 | 42 | 15 | 31 | 0 | 668 |
| Assessed acres in Whatcom County | 1,569 | 91 | 47 | 88 | 0 | 1,795 |
Severity by fire
| Fire | Reported acres | Acres in Whatcom County | Unburned to very low | Low | Moderate low | Moderate high | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry Fire | 1,772 | 1,773 | 769 | 112 | 106 | 129 | 657 |
| East Creek Fire | 44 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
Reconciliation
| Line | Fires | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| Counted fires | 2 | 1,816 |
| Offered to assessment | 2 | 1,816 |
| Complex roll-up residue | — | 0 |
| Fires with severity acres | 2 | 1,816 |
| Awaiting a perimeter | 0 | 0 |
| Awaiting assessment | 0 | 0 |
| Awaiting clear imagery | 0 | 0 |
| Assessment errors | 0 | 0 |
| Smaller than one cell | 0 | 0 |
| Every cell outside Whatcom County | 0 | 0 |
| Assessed acres in Whatcom County | 2 | 1,795 |
| Assessed acres outside Whatcom County | — | 0 |
| Whole perimeter acres | — | 1,795 |
| Burned in from another county | 0 | 0 |
Generated 2026-09-17 17:38 UTC. Severity appears for wildfires in the lower 48 states and the District of Columbia that have a mapped perimeter. Each fire is assessed again every few days while its post-fire imagery can still improve.
Sentinel-2 dNBR assessed through 2026-09-17 17:38 UTC. LANDFIRE LF2024_EVT for WA. 30 m cells.