Spokane
Americannoun
noun
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But resources have been stretched thin this season as crews have responded to several wildfires, including devastating fires in Spokane, Wash., that burned nearly 10,000 acres and destroyed roughly 900 structures.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
There’s Spokane, the growing eastern Washington city of 230,000 where fires this summer incinerated more than 800 structures.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Blazes have ripped through the Spokane region of eastern Washington state, destroying hundreds of homes and forcing tens of thousands of people to evacuate over the past week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Thousands of residents are still under mandatory evacuation orders in Spokane, Washington, where wildfires have burned down at least 860 buildings, including hundreds of homes.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
The reservation paramedics kept her alive long enough to get to the hospital in Spokane, but she died during emergency surgery.
From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie
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