Beacon Hill homes burned as a fast-moving blaze raced through trees and into the Northwood neighborhood near Spokane Valley on Tuesday, prompting evacuations and threatening thousands of structures.

Beacon Hill, Northwood, Spokane Valley, Spokane, Washington

Who

Spokane County Fire District 9 Chief Matthew Vinci, Gov. Bob Ferguson, Spokane County Fire District 9 firefighter Robert Gray, DNR spokesperson Ryan Rodruck, Malek Chreiki, Jenny Tate-Leard, Chuck Horwath, Darian Havens, West Valley School District Superintendent Kyle Rydell, Mark Johnson, American Red Cross, Avista

What

When

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 05:08:47 GMT · 9d 2h ago

Where

Beacon Hill, Northwood, Spokane Valley, Spokane, Washington ·

Why

A fast-moving wildfire, called the Upriver fire, was reported at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday and quickly grew, driven by strong winds up to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

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How this affects you

A fast-moving wildfire impacted multiple communities in and around Spokane, Washington, forcing the evacuation of 11,750 residents and threatening over 2,340 structures. The fire also led to power outages affecting 1,800 customers, with damages potentially causing outages to last up to 48 hours.

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