CUSTER, Wash. — First responders were dispatched to the 2300 block of Birch Bay-Lynden Road about 4::30pm on Friday, June 12, 2026, due to report of structure fire.
Firefighters arrived to find a building fully involved with adjacent buildings at risk and a dark smoke plume visible for miles.
Firefighters from Whatcom County Fire District 7 (Ferndale), North Whatcom Fire & Rescue, Whatcom County Fire District 4 (Britton Road/Agate Bay), and the Bellingham Fire Department had apparatus and personnel dispatched to this fire.
The dairy farm owners posted to a social media account later in the day to report, “Everyone is safe, including the goats. Thanks to our amazing people and the north whatcom fire department! 🙏 Our workshop is gone but it won’t effect our creamery production.”
Fire inspectors from the Whatcom County Fire Marshal’s Office was dispatched to the scene of the fire.
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We were in the neighborhood and stopped to see what was happening. So sorry for the loss of your building, but happy to hear you are not going to lose production. We stopped bu the Green Barn and bought some of your products to help support you.