Washington Wildfires Send Massive Smoke Plumes Towering Above Mountain Ranges

A short-lived reprieve from adverse weather over the past couple of days gave crews a chance to make considerable progress on taming the flames, but upcoming conditions threaten to undo some of that hard work or fan sparks into new blazes.

Hundreds of firefighters are working long shifts to slow the Spokane Complex Fire ahead of hotter and drier conditions this weekend.

Paul Child was driving his grandson to pick up a friend Saturday when he noticed a bald man standing near the railroad tracks along West Euclid Road and staring into the tree line.

The National Weather Service (NWS) in eastern Washington has issued a new warning as crews continue battling the devastating Spokane-area fires that have scorched more than 10,000 acres, destroyed hundreds of homes and structures, and forced tens of thousands of residents from their neighborhoods.