Wildfires Near Spokane, Washington, Wind Down
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The American West is battling a persistent wildfire season, with the Pacific Northwest bearing the brunt as dozens of massive blazes rage in Oregon and Washington, forcing residents from their homes and shutting down major roadways.
More than 40 large wildfires are burning in the West, fueled by severe drought, as over 100 blazes scorch parts of western Canada.
Hot, dry and windy conditions have fueled multiple wildfires across the Pacific Northwest. Here's where they're burning.
Young men in the Spokane Washington Mount Spokane Stake delayed their annual high-adventure activity to serve in neighborhoods burned by wildfires
The smoke and heat threat is mostly behind us for Western Washington, but for Central and Eastern Washington, surging dry winds will fan ongoing wildfires.
Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown called the wildfires burning through the area the "worst natural disaster our region has faced."
The barrier of the Cascade mountains may give the illusion that Western Washington is excluded from wildfires. Experts say otherwise.
The fires have consumed thousands of acres, destroyed homes and forced residents to evacuate.
A weekend of new blazes across Canada’s British Columbia has created new smoke that is now wafting into the United States.
Triple-digit temperatures and winds pose a threat for fire activity Saturday the National Weather Service says.