Wildfire burning in west Spokane prompts Level 3 evacuation order

A fire burning west of downtown Spokane has prompted Level 3 evacuation orders for people within the following borders: Houston Road on the north, Greenwood Road on the south, Grove Road on the west and Government Way on the East.

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Fri., Aug. 26, 2022

A Fire District 10 firefighter hoses down flames approaching Rimrock Drive west of downtown Spokane on Friday. After sending a plume of smoke over much of northwest Spokane on Friday, firefighters were in the mop-up stage on Sunday with containment expected to grow.

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LEFT: Fire District 10 firefighters hose down flames approaching Rimrock Drive Friday west of downtown Spokane.

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A firefighting aircraft drops water on a wildfire Friday, August 26, 2022, along the Rimrock Drive bluff west of downtown Spokane.

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A firefighting aircraft drops water Friday on a wildfire along the Rimrock Drive bluff west of downtown Spokane.

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A tree crowns along Rimrock drive during a wildfire west of downtown Spokane, Friday, August 26, 2022. About 75 firefighters are working to extinguish the wildfire, which was estimated to be about 30 to 40 acres, said Guy Gifford, spokesman for the Washington state Department of Natural Resources. He said there were 13 aircraft working on the fire.

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A tree crowns along Rimrock Drive on Friday during a wildfire west of downtown Spokane.

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