The Old Trails Fire, the Autumn Lane Fire and the Fairview Fire are all burning near Spokane, which is Washington state’s second-largest city with a population of more than 230,000.
Here are images of the areas affected by the fires:
First image: The Old Trails Fire is seen from W. Northwest Blvd., on Aug. 1, 2026, in Spokane, Wash. Second image: A burned car smolders in front of a burned out home in the Balboa neighborhood of Spokane, Wash., on August 2, 2026. Third image: Three members of the Spokane Fire Department sit on a curb in front of burned out homes in the Balboa neighborhood of Spokane, Wash., on August 2, 2026. Fourth image: A burned motorcycle sits in the ashes of a burned out home in the Balboa neighborhood of Spokane, Wash., on August 2, 2026. Fifth image: Dan Munson and his wife Suzi Munson stand in the backyard of their house on W. TIffany Ave. which burned in a wildfire, on Aug. 2, 2026, in Spokane, Wash. Sixth image: A burned structure smolders due to a wildfire, on Aug. 2, 2026, in Spokane, Wash. Seventh image: Andrew Rowley watches Old Trails Fire from Dwight Merkel Sports Complex after evacuating, on Aug. 1, 2026, in Spokane, Wash. Eighth image: A home on N. Victor St. and W. Lyons Ave. burned by a wildfire smolders on Aug. 2, 2026, in Spokane, Wash.
First, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth images: Young Kwak/AP / AP Photo/Young Kwak. Second, third and fourth images: Erick Doxey / AFP via Getty Images / AFP via Getty Images.
