Land cover · Whatcom County 2026

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Acres by cover type Acres in Whatcom County % of burned % of Whatcom County
Forest 7,870 87.0% 67.7%
Range (shrubland) 449 5.0% 3.8%
Grassland 285 3.2% 9.6%
Other 445 4.9% 18.8%
Burned in from another county 9,148 — —
Measured acres in Whatcom County 9,049 — —
Measured fires
Fire Reported acres Acres in Whatcom County Forest Range (shrubland) Grassland Other Unclassified
Luna Fire 8,553 8,551 7,377 449 281 444 0
Electric Fire 495 493 492 0 1 0 0
Drayton Harbor Fire 6 6 2 0 4 0 0
Border 2 Fire burned in from another county 9,108 9,148 (of 23,449) 8,050 190 60 848 0
Reconciliation
Line Fires Acres
Counted fires 3 9,054
Offered to measurement 3 9,054
Complex roll-up residue — 0
Fires with cells 3 9,054
Awaiting a perimeter 0 0
Awaiting measurement 0 0
Measurement errors 0 0
Smaller than one cell 0 0
Every cell outside Whatcom County 0 0
Measured acres in Whatcom County 3 9,049
Measured acres outside Whatcom County — 0
Whole perimeter acres — 9,049
Reported minus measured — 5
Burned in from another county 1 9,148

LANDFIRE LF2024_EVT with USFS RDS-2020-0044 for WA. Land cover tabulated through 2026-10-10. 30 m cells.