Spokane Complex Fire: Firefighters Push Through 16-Hour Shifts Amid Drones and Destruction

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More than 1,500 firefighters from two dozen states are battling the Spokane Complex Fire near Spokane, Washington, across three blazes that have burned about 10,500 acres and damaged or destroyed roughly 850 structures. With temperatures rising into the upper 90s and no rain in sight, crews are working 16-hour shifts and sleeping five to seven hours as they try to hold lines; about 67,000 people have been displaced. Aerial operations were briefly disrupted by drone activity, and an arson suspect has been charged in connection with one blaze. No deaths have been reported.
- Firefighters are working 16-hour shifts as they battle the Spokane Complex Fire NBC News
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- Evacuations downgraded for wildfire near North Sparrow Lane and Long Lake Road KXLY.com
- Fire Officials: Over 800 structures lost as Spokane Area Fires continue to burn KREM
- Spokane-area wildfires still burning. See containment percentages USA Today
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