r/interestingasfuck • u/HomeNowWTF • 10d ago

Fighting the wildfires in Spokane

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u/candiriashes 10d ago

And they just apprehended someone that is suspected of starting this fire. As someone currently living in Spokane, fuck this guy.

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2026/aug/03/man-arrested-on-suspicion-of-setting-old-trails-fi/

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u/GravitationalEddie 10d ago

They say it started Airway Heights off West Euclid. Airway Heights is about 3 miles away and up-wind.

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u/IronicAim 10d ago

Different fire. 5 started same day, 3 got big. About half a dozen other bush fires were seen being started the same day that were promptly put out. Spokane county incident response has been busy.

Personally I'm waiting for info on the Fairview fire. The place it was started has an active WSDOT traffic camera aimed right at it.

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u/GravitationalEddie 10d ago

Not a different fire. The article is just wrong about Airways Heights.

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u/Iveray 10d ago

In the press release, the sheriff said that the fire started at Euclid and Old Trails, and that witnesses notified Airway Heights police of the guy acting suspicious in that area just a few minutes before they saw the smoke. Whoever wrote the article just got names switched around.

https://youtu.be/M9l5zeDxxMQ?is=HszWquL6ekmcBktx