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Spokane County has a three-level system to alert residents to the threats of wildfires, according to KHQ. On Sunday, evacuation orders and level 2 orders, or “get set to leave,” remained in ...
Jun. 12—SPOKANE — A fast-spreading wildfire triggered level 3 (leave now) evacuation orders to a 2.5-square mile area southwest of Spokane Tuesday afternoon, according to Spokane County Fire ...
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Fast-moving wildfires raced through Washington state on Friday, burning some homes and prompting evacuation orders for thousands of people in small rural communities.
The Gray Fire was a wildfire in Spokane County, Washington, United States. [1] It began near Medical Lake at about 12:27 pm on August 18, 2023. As of September 1, 2023 [update] , the fire had burned 10,085 acres (4,081 ha) and was 100% contained.
Smoke, primarily from wildfires burning in Canada, as well as from the Oregon Fire and two other fires in Spokane County caused Spokane, Washington to have the worst air quality in the United States for two days, on August 19 and 20. Air quality index levels reached a peak level of 511 in Spokane in the morning of August 20. [14]
The Oasis Fire near Touchet grew to over 1,500 acres (610 ha) by June 19, bringing evacuation orders by Walla Walla County emergency managers. State firefighting resources including tanker aircraft were mobilized to fight it. [11] The Tunnel Five Fire started near Underwood in Skamania County on July 2. It burned 529 acres (214 ha) and was 80% ...
Jul. 26—A wildfire near Tyler destroyed eight structures Friday and forced residents throughout the neighborhood to evacuate east of Interstate 90 in southwest Spokane County. The Columbia Basin ...
Two wildfires in Spokane County, Washington have burned more than 20,000 acres and left at least two people dead, officials say. As of Sunday night, the Oregon Road Fire and the Gray Fire had each ...