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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 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 ...
South of Spokane, the Winona Fire in Whitman County had burned at least 7.8 square miles (20.2 square kilometers) of grass and brush and prompted evacuations orders for Winona, a tiny hamlet of ...
The Oregon Fire began in Spokane County near the community of Elk at about 4:13 pm on August 18, 2023. High winds and low relative humidity caused extremely rapid fire growth. [1] [3] [4] [5] On August 21 the remnants of Hurricane Hilary brought cooler temperatures and rainfall to the northwest. This significantly moderated fire behavior and ...
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.
The Milepost 90 Fire in the Columbia Gorge near Wishram, Washington started on July 31 and reached over 11,000 acres (4,500 ha) by August 1. Level 2 and level 3 evacuation orders were issued near Wishram. [36] Almost 20 miles of State Route 14 were closed in both directions. [37] On August 3, it burned 14,500 acres (5,900 ha) and 85% contained ...
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 ...
Mandatory evacuations were ordered for residents in the Moccasin Bay area of Spangle. [11] By August 22, fires in Spokane County had destroyed 10 homes. [12] The Hart Road Fire in nearby Lincoln County grew to more than 1,600 acres (650 ha) and triggered the evacuation of nearby residents, and destroyed 11 homes. [13] [14]