Old Trails Fire expands to 2,500 acres north of Spokane, sparking evacuations
TL;DR
The Old Trails Fire near Airway Heights grew to about 2,500 acres, prompting Level 3 evacuations across parts of Spokane County and the opening of an evacuation center at Spokane Falls Community College; authorities issued emergency briefings, activated the National Guard for the response, and warned residents to follow evacuation routes (including Francis Avenue) as Avista outages and extreme fire weather added to the urgency.
- Evacuation shelter opens for Old Trails Fire evacuees as 2,500 acre fire burns north of Airway Heights NonStop Local KHQ
- Old Trail Fire sparks level 3 Go Now evacuations near Airway Heights KREM
- Hundreds evacuated from wildfire burning in north Spokane KXLY.com
- Old Trails Fire: Fast-moving wildfire forces evacuations in Spokane County, Washington CNN
- Level 3 evacuations issued for 250-acre wildfire in Mead NonStop Local KHQ
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