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Formidable

Skagit, WA · Natural

This fire is no longer active. It burned 1 acres in Skagit before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

1

Acres Burned

77

Days Burning

Aug 26, 2026

Discovered

2mo ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 0%
Aug 26 / 1 acresSep 12 / 1 acres

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Public Lands Nearby

12 public land units within 75 miles

Glacier Peak Wilderness

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Wilderness / WA

15.9 mi

S

Golden Phoenix Purchase Unit

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National Forest / WA

16.6 mi

NW

Illabot Creek Purchase Unit

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National Forest / WA

16.9 mi

W

Stephen Mather Wilderness Area

Go

Wilderness / WA

18.5 mi

N

Mt. Baker National Forest

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National Forest / WA

18.8 mi

W

Lake Chelan National Recreation Area

Avoid

Recreation Area / WA

19.8 mi

E

North Cascades National ParkClosures in effect

Closed

National Park / WA

20.4 mi

N

Skagit Purchase Unit

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National Forest / WA

21.3 mi

W

Brazier Purchase Unit

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National Forest / WA

23.5 mi

W

Noisy-Diobsud Wilderness

Go

Wilderness / WA

24.8 mi

NW

Ross Lake National Recreation Area

Go

Recreation Area / WA

24.8 mi

N

Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness

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Wilderness / WA

29.4 mi

E

Official Park Alerts

Closures and dangers published by the National Park Service

Park Closure / North Cascades National Park

Cascade River Road Closed for the Winter Season

Cascade River Road is closed at milepost 21 (Johnson Cabin) two miles before the trailhead. Cascade River Road usually opens in mid-summer depending on snow and road damage. Do not block gate. Foot and bicycle traffic is permitted beyond th...

Official notice

Park Closure / North Cascades National Park

Hozomeen Gate Remains Closed

Until further notice, the gate at Hozomeen will remain closed; vehicle and foot traffic across the US/Canada border is prohibited. Visitors must enter through a designated port of entry.

Official notice

Park Closure / North Cascades National Park

Fire Closures - Trail, Area, and Camp Closures

For closures due to fire activity visit the Fire Closures page, including trail, area, and camp closures for current and post fire conditions.

Official notice

Situation Updates

Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

Formidable mapped at 1 acres

Perimeter data
Aug 26

Interagency perimeter data shows the Formidable at 1 acres.

IRWIN

Timeline

Aug 26Now

77 days since discovery

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Data Sources

Fire data from NIFC Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS) via IRWIN. Satellite hotspots from NASA FIRMS VIIRS. Situation updates are either posted by the incident management team on InciWeb or read by us from WFIGS perimeter data, and each one says which. Air quality data from EPA AirNow. Public lands boundaries from USGS PAD-US 4.0.

IRWIN ID: bed3fce0-d941-46cb-a1e6-ae7a611034db

Important

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