Spokane

American

[spoh-kan] / spoʊˈkæn /

noun

a city in E Washington.

Spokane British

/ spəʊˈkæn /

noun

a city in E Washington: commercial centre of an agricultural region. Pop: 196 624 (2003 est)

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DeCrane said his group opposes the way it has been "marketed" to firefighters, including in Spokane where morning briefings fire chiefs to their crews included suggestions that they visit a volunteer tent for treatment.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

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

Gregg Morin and his wife, Brooke Morin, were at a street fair about 40 minutes away from their house in Spokane, Wash., when they learned a nearby wildfire had started rapidly growing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

Firefighters have made progress in recent days battling the wildfires around Spokane, a city of 230,000 people some 230 miles east of Seattle.

From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026

They settled in the rich farm country around Spokane, in eastern Washington.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston

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