Tyler Vanwert / ReutersPeople watch as massive plumes of smoke rise from a wildfire in Spokane, Washington, on August 1, 2026, in this screengrab obtained from a social-media video.David Ryder / ReutersWildfire smoke hangs in the sky above Spokane, Washington, as the Old Trails Fire burns nearby on August 3, 2026.David Ryder / ReutersA charred vehicle lies on the side of a road in Spokane on August 2, 2026.Young Kwak / APAndrew Rowley watches the Old Trails Fire burning near the Dwight Merkel Sports Complex in Spokane on August 1, 2026.Tyler Vanwert / ReutersSmoke rises from one of several wildfires in the Spokane area on August 1, 2026.Erick Doxey / AFP / GettyA burned motorcycle sits in the ashes of a burned-out house in the Balboa neighborhood on August 2, 2026.Young Kwak / APDan Munson and his wife, Suzi Munson, stand in the backyard of their burned house on West Tiffany Avenue, on August 2, 2026.David Ryder / ReutersA damaged street sign remains in a neighborhood affected by one of the wildfires on August 2, 2026.David Ryder / ReutersMelted siding lies outside a property damaged by a wildfire in Spokane on August 2, 2026.David Ryder / ReutersAsh Sollie stands in front of her grandparents’ home, where she’d previously lived, after it was destroyed by a wildfire, on August 2, 2026.David Ryder / ReutersWater sprays over the charred remains of a burned property on August 2, 2026.David Ryder / ReutersA drone view shows wildfire smoke filling the sky above the Spokane River on August 2, 2026.Erick Doxey / AFP / GettyMelted metal sits pooled next to a burned-out car in the Balboa neighborhood on August 2, 2026.Young Kwak / APAllen Sather and his wife, Kimberley, embrace at the duplex they rent on West Indian Trail Road after it burned in a wildfire on August 2, 2026.Erick Doxey / AFP / GettyA partially melted street sign sits in front of burned houses in the Balboa neighborhood on August 2, 2026.Erick Doxey / AFP / GettyThe rubble of a burned house in the Balboa neighborhood on August 2, 2026Erick Doxey / AFP / GettyA Virgin Mary statue stands in a burned-out neighborhood in Spokane on August 2, 2026.