Old Trails Fire
2026 wildfire in the U.S. state of Washington
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The Old Trails fire is an ongoing wildfire in Spokane in Spokane County, Washington. As of August 1, the fire spread to just over 3,500 acres (1,416 ha),[1] the primary cause of its rapid pace winds of 35–40-mile-per-hour (56–64 km/h). Its ignition point is unknown. Washington Governor Bob Ferguson declared a state of emergency, and given the extreme conditions and twelve large fires already burning statewide, the National Weather Service issued its first-ever "particularly dangerous situation" Red Flag Warning for Central and Eastern Washington.[2]
- August 1, 2026 – present
| Old Trails fire | |
|---|---|
| Part of 2026 Washington wildfires | |
.webp) Panorama 180º north of the Old Trails (middle left) and Fairview (middle) fires on August 1, 2026 at 8:05 p.m.; the smoke is blowing northeast | |
| Date |
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| Location | Spokane County, Washington, United States |
| Coordinates | 47.659°N 117.425°W |
| Statistics | |
| Status | Ongoing wildfire |
| Perimeter | 0% contained |
| Burned area | 3,619 acres (1,465 ha; 6 sq mi; 15 km2) |
| Impacts | |
| Structures destroyed | 700-1,100 |
| Ignition | |
| Cause | Human |
| Map | |
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A secondary fire, the Autumn Lane brush fire just northwest of Spokane, by early Monday afternoon had burned more than 4,300 acres (1,700 ha),[3] and as with the Old Trails fire and the related Fairview fire is 0% contained.[4][5][6] The three have been designated the Spokane Complex.[7][8]
Progression
The fire started west of Spokane around 12 p.m. PDT on August 1 near the city of Airway Heights. Given the abundance of fuel and winds up to 40 miles per hour (64 km/h), the fire grew rapidly and jumped the Spokane River.[9][10] At 3:30 a Level 3 (mandatory) evacuation was issued in Spokane affecting thousands of people. By 5:20 multiple homes were fully involved and explosions occurred the neighborhood of Indian Trail. 40,000 people in Spokane were without power, many as a precautionary measure.[11]
As of early Sunday morning August 2, 640 structures were confirmed destroyed, mostly in Spokane proper,[12] and the VA hospital had been evacuated.[13]