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Spokane area fires

The Spokane area fires are a group of three related ongoing wildfires in the greater Spokane area of Spokane County, Washington. The fires are the Old Trails Fire, Autumn Lane Fire, and the Fairview Fire, with the Old Trails Fire having started on August 1, 2026 via arson. The National Weather Service had issued a Red Flag Warning, with Washington…

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Location
Spokane County, Washington, United States
Burned area
10,363 acres (4,194 ha; 42 km2; 16 sq mi) cumulative
Cause
Arson (Old Trails) Under investigation (Autumn Trail & Fairview)
Date
August 1, 2026 – August 19, 2026
Evacuated
65,000
Perimeter
100% (Old Trails) 100% (Autumn Lane) 100% (Fairview) contained as of August 19, 2026

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Spokane area fires

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Spokane area fires

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related to Fires · 11
Spokane area fires → August, Autumn Lane Fire, California Interagency Incident Management, CIIMT, Fairview Fire, Spokane, Spokane Complex Fire, Team, The, The Old Trails Fire, Tom Clemo
related to External links · 4
Spokane area fires → Autumn Lane Fire, Fairview Fire, InciWeb, Old Trails Fire
Burned area · 1
Spokane area fires → 10,363 acres (4,194 ha; 42 km2; 16 sq mi) cumulative
Cause · 1
Spokane area fires → Arson (Old Trails) Under investigation (Autumn Trail & Fairview)
Coordinates · 1
Spokane area fires → .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…
Date · 1
Spokane area fires → August 1, 2026 – August 19, 2026
Evacuated · 1
Spokane area fires → 65,000
Location · 1
Spokane area fires → Spokane County, Washington, United States
Perimeter · 1
Spokane area fires → 100% (Old Trails) 100% (Autumn Lane) 100% (Fairview) contained as of August 19, 2026
Status · 1
Spokane area fires → Extinguished

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spokane fire fires august area old trails autumn 2026 evacuation lane washington issued fairview weather conditions acres ha county arson

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Spokane area firesBurned area10,363 acres (4,194 ha; 42 km2; 16 sq mi) cumulative1.00infobox
Spokane area firesCauseArson (Old Trails) Under investigation (Autumn Trail & Fairview)1.00infobox
Spokane area firesCoordinates.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…1.00infobox
Spokane area firesDateAugust 1, 2026 – August 19, 20261.00infobox
Spokane area firesEvacuated65,0001.00infobox
Spokane area firesLocationSpokane County, Washington, United States1.00infobox
Spokane area firesPerimeter100% (Old Trails) 100% (Autumn Lane) 100% (Fairview) contained as of August 19, 20261.00infobox
Spokane area firesStatusExtinguished1.00infobox
Spokane area firesStructures destroyedc. 8461.00infobox
long grassinstance ofurban interface containing ladder fuels0.80text
low tree limbs providing routes for fires to transition from low grass burns into the tree topsinstance ofurban interface containing ladder fuels0.80text
would be expected by a lighter or a matchinstance ofdetermined the cause of the fire was consistent with an open flame to vegetation0.80text

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