Eastern Washington fires have burned 600 structures and forced the evacuation of 5,000 homes
Meanwhile, crews using bulldozers and helicopters continued for the 10th day to fight a fire that has burned nearly 525 square miles of grassland in western…
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Meanwhile, crews using bulldozers and helicopters continued for the 10th day to fight a fire that has burned nearly 525 square miles of grassland in western Idaho and eastern Oregon. Eastern Washington fires have burned 600 structures and forced the evacuation of 5,000 homes The fires burned more than 8.2 square miles around Spokane, the second largest city in Washington, and were among dozens across the western U.S. — stretching the ability of federal, state and local agencies to fight them. While the high temperature Sunday in Spokane was forecast to remain below 80 F , wind gusts from 35 mph to 45 mph were expected later in the day, said Benjamin Cossel, public information officer for the federal response team from California called in Saturday night to deal with the Spokane-area fires. “We have weather working against us, and we have terrain working against us,” Cossel said.
Furthermore, The weather in the area was expected to remain sunny — and dry — well into the week, with temperatures rising to more than 90 degrees Fahrenheit on Wednesday. The area is home to cattle ranches, and authorities said the fire is threatening more than 600 homes and 800 other structures. Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson declared a state of emergency Saturday, and the National Weather Service issued a “particularly dangerous situation” red flag alert for eastern Washington.
In addition, Cossel said that as it gets warmer during the day, cool air that's now closer to the ground and keeping winds at bay will rise, allowing those winds to move through the area. Several larger fires continued to burn in less populated areas northwest of Spokane, including one about 80 miles from Spokane that has burned about 210 square miles . Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday.
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Meanwhile, crews using bulldozers and helicopters continued for the 10th day to fight a fire that has burned nearly 525 square miles of grassland in western Idaho and eastern Oregon.
reliability low1/2 sourcesEastern Washington fires have burned 600 structures and forced the evacuation of 5,000 homes The fires burned more than 8.2 square miles around Spokane, the second largest city in Washington, and were among dozens across the western U.S. — stretching the ability of federal, state and local agencies to fight them.
reliability low1/2 sourcesWhile the high temperature Sunday in Spokane was forecast to remain below 80 F , wind gusts from 35 mph to 45 mph were expected later in the day, said Benjamin Cossel, public information officer for the federal response team from California called in Saturday night to deal with the Spokane-area fires. “We have weather working against us, and we have terrain working against us,” Cossel said.
reliability low1/2 sourcesThe weather in the area was expected to remain sunny — and dry — well into the week, with temperatures rising to more than 90 degrees Fahrenheit on Wednesday.
reliability low1/2 sourcesThe area is home to cattle ranches, and authorities said the fire is threatening more than 600 homes and 800 other structures.
reliability low1/2 sourcesWashington Gov. Bob Ferguson declared a state of emergency Saturday, and the National Weather Service issued a “particularly dangerous situation” red flag alert for eastern Washington.
reliability low1/2 sourcesCossel said that as it gets warmer during the day, cool air that's now closer to the ground and keeping winds at bay will rise, allowing those winds to move through the area.
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Several larger fires continued to burn in less populated areas northwest of Spokane, including one about 80 miles from Spokane that has burned about 210 square miles .
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