Inferno on the Inland Northwest: Washington's Wildfire Crisis Deepens Thousands of residents in the Spokane area are under evacuation orders as three wildfires ravage nearly 5,400 acres in eastern Washington.
The situation is dire, with no signs of abatement in this year's fire season.
Since January, over 1,000 wildfires have swept through the state, scorching an unprecedented 425,000 acres – roughly the size of Rhode Island.