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Spokane

Arcs in and about Spokane from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Place · 67 stories · 515 articles · earliest story we hold Feb 9, 2024

Right nowactive arcs, newest development first

All arcs1 named arc in 2026

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The Spokane wildfires and the man charged with setting them

6 stories

Firefighters get a handle on Spokane wildfires as tens of thousands remain evacuated · 222 articles, Aug 2How to donate to help victims of the Spokane Complex wildfires · 5 articles, Aug 2Man charged with arson in Spokane, Washington, told police he planned wildfire for weeks · 285 articles, Aug 3President Trump approves emergency declaration for Washington State amid Spokane Area Fires · 6 articles, Aug 4Dangerous fire weather continues in the Northwest as crews work to contain Spokane blazes · 17 articles, Aug 6Gov. Bob Ferguson requests Major Disaster Declaration for Spokane wildfire devastation · 3 articles, Sep 28

Coverage over timeindependent sources per week, by side, every year we hold

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Earlier years are still being indexed.

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Feb 5, 20241146
Feb 12, 202443926
Mar 18, 20240128
Mar 25, 20241217
Jun 17, 20240129
Jul 29, 202414111
Jan 13, 202515166115
Mar 24, 20252305
Jun 9, 2025911242
Aug 25, 20250206
Sep 1, 20251307
Sep 22, 2025115352
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Jul 20, 20260101
Jul 27, 2026511487
Aug 3, 2026285317585
Aug 10, 2026683105
Aug 17, 20261102
Aug 24, 20260101
Aug 31, 20261001
Sep 7, 20261102
Sep 28, 202603110

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else5 stories in 2026 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories that name Spokane

  1. Aug 8– 11Wildfires burn across western U.S. and Canada as residents are evacuated141 articles · 62 independent sources
    8 left, 11 center, 3 right
  2. Aug 4– 7Court records: Arson suspect admits to setting Old Trails Fire, 25 other fires since last summer13 articles · 3 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 2 right
  3. Aug 3– 52026 Washington Primary results19 articles · 12 independent sources
    2 left, 4 center, 1 right
  4. Aug 2– 7Wildfire smoke and extreme heat disrupt summer plans across Seattle23 articles · 7 independent sources
    2 left, 5 center, 0 right

Local coverage

  1. Aug 5– 9Western wildfire could be latest climate disaster to unsettle property insurance market9 articles · 3 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 0 right
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