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People watch Old Trails Fire from W. Northwest Blvd., Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026, in Spokane, Wash. Young Kwak/AP hide caption Large numbers of residents in the city of Spokane have been told to urgently evacuate their homes due to rapidly moving wildfires in eastern Washington state. There are three larger and fast-moving fires in and around the city, with the biggest threat coming from the Old Trails Fire.
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That fire started on Saturday afternoon local time and had burned over 3,500 acres by early Sunday morning, according to the Watch Duty app. Swaths of Spokane are under Level 3 evacuation orders , which read: "Leave NOW!
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People watch Old Trails Fire from W. Northwest Blvd., Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026, in Spokane, Wash. Young Kwak/AP hide caption Large numbers of residents in the city of Spokane have been told to urgently evacuate their homes due to rapidly moving wildfires in eastern Washington state. There are three larger and fast-moving fires in and around the city, with the biggest threat coming from the Old Trails Fire.
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People watch Old Trails Fire from W. Northwest Blvd., Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026, in Spokane, Wash. Young Kwak/AP hide caption Large numbers of residents in the city of Spokane have been told to urgently evacuate their homes due to rapidly moving wildfires in eastern Washington state. There are three larger and fast-moving fires in and around the city, with the biggest threat coming from the Old Trails Fire.
People watch Old Trails Fire from W. Northwest Blvd., Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026, in Spokane, Wash. Young Kwak/AP hide caption Large numbers of residents in the city of Spokane have been told to urgently evacuate their homes due to rapidly moving wildfires in eastern Washington state. There are three larger and fast-moving fires in and around the city, with the biggest threat coming from the Old Trails Fire.
People watch Old Trails Fire from W. Northwest Blvd., Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026, in Spokane, Wash. Young Kwak/AP hide caption Large numbers of residents in the city of Spokane have been told to urgently evacuate their homes due to rapidly moving wildfires in eastern Washington state. There are three larger and fast-moving fires in and around the city, with the biggest threat coming from the Old Trails Fire.
People watch Old Trails Fire from W. Northwest Blvd., Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026, in Spokane, Wash. Young Kwak/AP hide caption Large numbers of residents in the city of Spokane have been told to urgently evacuate their homes due to rapidly moving wildfires in eastern Washington state. There are three larger and fast-moving fires in and around the city, with the biggest threat coming from the Old Trails Fire.
People watch Old Trails Fire from W. Northwest Blvd., Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026, in Spokane, Wash. Young Kwak/AP hide caption Large numbers of residents in the city of Spokane have been told to urgently evacuate their homes due to rapidly moving wildfires in eastern Washington state. There are three larger and fast-moving fires in and around the city, with the biggest threat coming from the Old Trails Fire.
People watch Old Trails Fire from W. Northwest Blvd., Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026, in Spokane, Wash. Young Kwak/AP hide caption Large numbers of residents in the city of Spokane have been told to urgently evacuate their homes due to rapidly moving wildfires in eastern Washington state. There are three larger and fast-moving fires in and around the city, with the biggest threat coming from the Old Trails Fire.
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