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Border 2 Fire Combines, Managed Under Full Suppression

Sunday, September 6, 2026

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The Border 2 Fire, a lightning-caused wildfire discovered within North Cascades National Park Service Complex on July 17, has combined with the Border 1 Fire as of July 21, 2026.

The fire is being managed under a full-suppression strategy in steep, rocky, and remote terrain east of Ross Lake along the U. S./Canada border. The U. S. Forest Service and local agencies are managing the incident.

No evacuations or road closures are mentioned in the source material.

📄 Source: InciWeb Active Wildfires — http://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/wancp-border-2-fire

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The Border 2 Fire is a lightning-caused wildfire“The lightning-caused Border 2 Fire is being managed under a full-suppression strategy.”
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The Border 2 Fire was discovered within North Cascades National Park Service Complex“Following lightning storms on July 17, Border 1 Fire and Border 2 Fire were discovered within North Cascades National Park Service Complex along the U.S./Canada border, east of Ross Lake, in steep, rocky, and remote terrain.”
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The Border 2 Fire was discovered on July 17“Following lightning storms on July 17, Border 1 Fire and Border 2 Fire were discovered within North Cascades National Park Service Complex along the U.S./Canada border, east of Ross Lake, in steep, rocky, and remote terrain.”
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The Border 2 Fire has combined with the Border 1 Fire as of July 21, 2026“Border 1 and Border 2 Fires combined on July 21, now known as the Border 2 Fire.”
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The fire is being managed under a full-suppression strategy“The lightning-caused Border 2 Fire is being managed under a full-suppression strategy.”
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The fire is located in steep, rocky, and remote terrain“Following lightning storms on July 17, Border 1 Fire and Border 2 Fire were discovered within North Cascades National Park Service Complex along the U.S./Canada border, east of Ross Lake, in steep, rocky, and remote terrain.”
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The fire is east of Ross Lake“Following lightning storms on July 17, Border 1 Fire and Border 2 Fire were discovered within North Cascades National Park Service Complex along the U.S./Canada border, east of Ross Lake, in steep, rocky, and remote terrain.”
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The fire is along the U. S./Canada border“Following lightning storms on July 17, Border 1 Fire and Border 2 Fire were discovered within North Cascades National Park Service Complex along the U.S./Canada border, east of Ross Lake, in steep, rocky, and remote terrain.”
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The U. S. Forest Service is managing the incident“null”
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Local agencies are managing the incident“null”
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No evacuations are mentioned in the source material“No evacuations are mentioned in the source material”
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No road closures are mentioned in the source material“null”