Spokane Area Wildfire Complex Sparks Mass Evacuations and Federal Aid
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A cluster of Spokane-area wildfires—including Old Trails, Autumn Lane, and Fairview—grew to thousands of acres, destroying hundreds of structures and forcing thousands to evacuate. Officials coordinated with FEMA and the White House on federal assistance as evacuation centers opened, services were disrupted (VA and base operations affected), and containment efforts continued amid changing evacuation levels and ongoing updates.
- 'A tremendous tragedy': thousands evacuated, hundreds of structures destroyed in Spokane Area Fires NonStop Local KHQ
- Homes in the Rifle Club neighborhood destroyed as the Old Trails Fire swept through it KXLY.com
- Evacuations remain for thousands in northwest Spokane as Old Trails Fire continues to burn KREM
- As Spokane burns, wildfires erupt across WA, amid a parched forecast The Seattle Times
- Fires in Spokane, Washington, burn 600 structures, force 60,000 evacuations Al Jazeera
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