# Why the Spokane wildfires became so catastrophic

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/why-the-spokane-wildfires-became-so-catastrophic/
- Published: 2026-08-04T09:45:00-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo: Spokane Area Fire – August 3, 2026. Photo credit: Task Force Utah / InciWeb. Article by Mojtaba Sadegh and John Abatzoglou. The Conversation – August 3, 2026. Three large wildfires raced through neighborhoods in and around Spokane, Washington, the weekend of Aug. 1, 2026, destroying at least 600 homes and other structures and threatening many more. Tens of thousands of people, including patients at the Veterans Affairs medical center, were forced to evacuate as crews from across Washington and Idaho battled fires that continue to burn. Fortunately, residents and fire crews had some warning. One day before the fires broke out, the National Weather Service declared a rare “particularly dangerous situation” warning for the Spokane region, the first of its kind in Washington state. […] Click here to view original web page at www.theconversation.com Related articles: Wildfires Are The Earth’s Way Of Telling Us To Change Our Behavior — Or Else – Clean Technica Wildfires & Climate Change: Why the Smell of Smoke is a Global Health Warning – Greenpeace Climate Crisis Is Not ‘Some Faraway Threat’: Spokane Inferno Forces Mass Evacuations as Oil Profits Surge – Common Dreams Curated by Theresa Wysocki Director of Art & Design See Full Bio