Three Wildfires Near Spokane, Washington Burn 9,932 Acres and Damage or Destroy 833 Structures
On Saturday, August 1, 2026, a group of wildfires broke out in Spokane and Stevens Counties, Washington, collectively known as the Spokane Area Fires. According to the incident update on InciWeb, the federal interagency fire information platform, the fires burned a total of 9,932 acres, and their cause remained under investigation.
The August 14 update reported that the three main fires — Autumn Lane, Old Trails and Fairview — were each 97% contained. An estimated 833 structures were damaged or destroyed: 160 at Autumn Lane, 615 at Old Trails and 58 at Fairview.
Suppression costs had exceeded $30 million: about $11,331,166 for Autumn Lane, $17,549,647 for Old Trails and $1,414,154 for Fairview. California Interagency Incident Management Team 7 was in command of the incident and was set to transfer command back to local units on August 15.
All evacuation restrictions had been lifted, the update said. Shelters were open at the Spokane Convention Center and the Spokane County Fairgrounds, which could also take animals, and the American Red Cross operated a shelter at Jenkins High School in Chewelah.
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Source: InciWeb
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Photo: 图：2026年8月13日，华盛顿州Spokane市Old Trails大火过后，一片住宅区被烧毁的航拍图。（Locke Cole 摄，CC BY-SA 4.0，Wikimedia Commons） / Photo: Aerial view of a burned neighborhood after the Old Trails Fire in Spokane, Washington, August 13, 2026. (Locke Cole, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons)
