Old Trails fire destruction and evacuees

The Old Trails wildfire in northwest Spokane destroyed 640 structures Saturday and overnight into Sunday

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Sun., Aug. 2, 2026

Erin Conley and Heidi Dickinson remove parts of a statue Sunday from Conley’s home on West Park West Court that was lost in the wildfire. Conley was a second-generation owner of the home.

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Sheri Clark recalls lost artwork, Aug. 2, 2026 at her home along Skyline Drive that was lost in the wildfire. Natural gas continues to burn from a severed line on her property.

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Sean Lembcke stands over the total devastation of his father-in-law’s home Sunday that was burned to the ground along with the neighborhood in the Old Trails fire.

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The front steps is all the remains, Aug. 2, 2026. of a home along Skyline Drive after a wildfire destroyed the neighborhood.

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Evan Luckey holds his hands to his head Sunday as he looks into Riverside State Park from Fairmount Memorial Park and surveys the damage from the Old Trails fire.

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Charred leaves cling to a tree, on Sunday, Aug 2, 2026, in Fairmount Memorial Park, baked into position by yesterday’s 45 mph winds that pushed the Old Trails fire across Northwest Spokane.

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A bench where crews stopped the Old Trails fire from burning from Riverside State park and into Fairmount Memorial Park is photographed on Sunday, Aug 2, 2026, in Spokane, Wash.

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Spokane firefighters on Sunday patrol a neighborhood next to Riverside State Park spared from the Old Trails fire.

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A small flame still burns in a pocket of trees at Riverside State Park on Sunday, Aug 2, 2026, in Spokane, Wash.

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“He’s 92 tomorrow,” says Shari Johnson, righ about her Uncle Bob Tesch, being pushed by her husband Brenard Johnson at the Spokane Convention Center on Sunday, August 2, 2026. Bob Tesh was evacuated from his private nursing home because of the fires.

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“I dont know if our home is still there,” says Tiffany Rush as she strolls her children Sadie, 5 and Romeo, 12, through the Spokane Convention Center on Sunday, August 2, 2026 after being evacuated on Saturday due the high fire danger.

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Bethel House caregiver Angela Chiware checks the status of the adult family home while staying at the Spokane Convention Center on Sunday, August 2, 2026. She had to evacuate 4 clients and 3 caregivers on Saturday night due to fire danger.

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“I’m here to help,” Claire Gosselin-Harris says Sunday as she volunteers at Spokane County Fair and Expo Center. The facility is taking in horses and pets that have been displaced due to fire danger.

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"I was there the night she was born," says Chloe Hynek as she leads her horse Twilight through Spokane County Fair and Expo Center on Sunday, August 2, 2026. Her home and the LOA (love one another) Youth Ranch she runs where evacuated on Saturday due to fire danger.

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A portion of Riverside State park is seen completely burned from yesterday’s Old Trails fire on Sunday, Aug 2, 2026, at in Spokane, Wash.

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American flags on headstones catch the breeze on Sunday, Aug 2, 2026, where crews stopped flames from the Old Trails Fire yesterday at Fairmount Memorial Park in Spokane, Wash.

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A vase of colorful flowers sits on a headstone that survived the Old Trails fire Saturday at Fairmount Memorial Park in Spokane.

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A group of turkeys pick their way across burned ground on Sunday, Aug 2, 2026, after yesterday’s Old Trails fire at Fairmount Memorial Park in Spokane, Wash.

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The Sunset Chapel and Mausoleum at Fairmount Memorial Park still stands on Sunday, Aug 2, 2026, after being saved from yesterday’s Old Trails fire in Spokane, Wash.

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Contractors work to board up a burned home Sunday, Aug 2, 2026, on West Hoffman Place in Spokane, Wash.

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Avista crews survey the damage from Old Trails fire as they on Sunday, Aug 2, 2026, on West Hoffman Place in Spokane, Wash.

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A structure burned by the Old Trails fire is photographed on Sunday, Aug 2, 2026, on West Hoffman Place in Spokane, Wash.

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A figurine on a fireplace mantle in the Indian Trail neighborhood is photographed on Sunday, Aug 2, 2026, after its home was destoyed by the Old Trails fire Saturday in Spokane, Wash.

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Cars destroyed by the Old Trails fire in the Indian Trail neighborhood are photographed on Sunday, Aug 2, 2026, in Spokane, Wash.

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A home in the Indian Trail neighborhood destroyed by Saturday’s Old Trails fire is photographed on Sunday, Aug 2, 2026, in Spokane, Wash.

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