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One of the largest blazes, the so-called Gray Fire near Spokane in eastern Washington, began around noon and a few hours later had surged through 4.7 square miles (12 square kilometers) of grass ...
Under normal circumstances, the 11,000-acre Oregon Road fire would have been a national news story in its own right. It started about 3 hours after the Gray fire and, as of Aug. 25, had destroyed ...
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 ...
Temporarily closed State Route 21 and Keller Ferry, evacuations of Keller and the Buffalo Lake area; August 1 a false news story was circulated about 28 homes being burned, Inciweb and NWCC debunked. Fire perimeter map for 7-23-24: 2023 Oregon Fire [13] Spokane/Pend Oreille: 10,817 acres (4,377 ha) [13] 384 [14] 1 [14] Gray Fire [15] Spokane ...
The fire appeared to start in the attic area of the building, said Spokane Fire Department spokesman Justin de Ruyter. Employees noticed the smell of smoke and evacuated before fire crews arrived.
On September 2, the Governor of Washington, Jay Inslee, declared a state of emergency across all Washington counties due to wildfires. [1] [9] Peak Air Quality Index values for Oregon and Washington on September 6, 2017. Air quality is hazardous in parts of Washington and Oregon, "very unhealthy" in Spokane, and at least "unhealthy" across most ...
The Oregon Road Fire and the Gray Fire have burned more than 20,000 acres in Spokane County, according to the Washington State Department of Natural Resources. The wildfires broke out on 19 August ...
In late July, two fires in eastern Yakima County and southern Grant County burned more than 1,500 acres (610 ha) before being contained. [10] In August, the area surrounding Spokane, the state's second largest city, was threatened with three active wildfires. In late August, Wellesley and Yale fires merged to form the Spokane Complex Fire.