'Thank You, Spokane': California Team 7 Departs After Nearly Two Weeks Overseeing Spokane Area Fires Response

Spokane below my wings, lost in smoke, all ashes

BALTIMORE—The plane took off from SeaTac airport, climbing steeply, banking to the east, headed for Baltimore. I did not have a window seat, yet I could see through the starboard cabin window snowy Mount Rainier, Mount Adams, awesome volcanic peaks that sometimes erupt like Mount Saint Helens in 1980. “We must be flying above Ellensburg […]

'Thank you, Spokane': California Team 7 departs after nearly two weeks overseeing Spokane Area Fires response

The team will transfer command of the fires back to local agencies Saturday.

Health risks from Spokane fires may linger for months, experts say

Anyone stuck under Spokane's smog was exposed to "fine particulate" air pollution, which can have short- and long-term health effects.

Smoke from the Spokane Complex fires is dissipating, but wildfire season and health risks will stretch on

The dark cloud of smoke blanketing Spokane is starting to dissipate, but regional experts say health risks from the Spokane Complex fires may linger for months.