Washington wildfires force thousands of evacuations
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Spokane wildfires have forced evacuations and a statewide emergency has been declared in Washington.
Authorities have declared a state of emergency as three major wildfires in Spokane County, Washington, force thousands of families to evacuate their homes. Follow live updates.
The firefighters are helping battle three major blazes in the Spokane area that have forced thousands of people to evacuate.
Over a million acres were set ablaze in Oregon. As wildfires in the region continue, air quality in certain areas will be impacted.
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A second Oregon wildfire blew past 200,000 acres with zero containment
Eastern Oregon’s record-setting fire season produced another enormous blaze at the end of July, one that had swelled past a familiar and ominous threshold without firefighters gaining any measurable ground on it.
Wildfire season is n't close to being over, but fires in Washington have already surpassed the blazes that burned in the state last year. "Folks are stretched thin," Washington State Public