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Large numbers of residents in the city of Spokane have been told to urgently evacuate their homes due to rapidly moving wildfires in eastern Washington state.<\/p>\n

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There are three fast-moving fires in and around the city, with the biggest threat coming from the Old Trails Fire. That fire started on Saturday afternoon local time and had burned over 3,500 acres<\/u> by early Sunday morning, according to the Watch Duty app. Swaths of Spokane are under Level 3 evacuation orders<\/u>, which read: “Leave NOW! This may be your only notice.”<\/p>\n

Late Saturday night, the Washington National Guard was mobilized<\/u> to assist local first responders. “The Washington National Guard is making 30 members available tonight to Spokane authorities for any emerging needs,” it said in a Facebook post.<\/p>\n

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On Saturday, Washington state Gov. Bob Ferguson declared<\/u> a statewide wildfire emergency. Ferguson said<\/u> he would travel to Spokane on Sunday morning and added: “If you are in the area, please continue to be vigilant and follow directions of emergency personnel.”<\/p>\n

The three fires \u2013 named the Old Trails, Fairview and Autumn Lane \u2013 have been driven by strong winds and low humidity. “I was sitting near an elementary school and saw a wall of flames east of the school and just a cascade of black smoke and a wall of flames coming toward me,” said Alexandra Duggan, a public safety reporter for , a daily newspaper in Spokane.<\/p>\n

The Old Trails Fire burned<\/u> at Riverside State Park, to the northwest of Spokane. Overnight, Washington Department of Natural Resources spokesperson Jessica Walston told CNN that the fire was threatening up to 5,000 structures.<\/p>\n

The city has opened its convention center as a shelter for people displaced by the fires. The city of Spokane has a population of more than 230,000, according to the U.S. Census Bureau<\/u>.<\/p>\n

Maps showed<\/u> dozens of fires were burning across Washington state as of Sunday morning. On Saturday, Commissioner of Public Lands Dave Upthegrove said<\/u> firefighters were tackling 10 large fires across the state.<\/p>\n

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Washington is in the midst<\/u> of a record-setting statewide drought, leading the governor to issue a statewide burn ban on Saturday. The ban prohibits most outdoor fires, including those for trash disposal, yard debris, land clearing, bonfires, and campfires not contained in structures such as fire rings.<\/p>\n

“Our record-setting drought and high winds are creating dangerous conditions across the state,” Ferguson said.<\/p>\n

Thousands of Washington state residents also have been hit by power outages, with almost 11,000 customers affected at 6 a.m. local time on Sunday, according to a live map<\/u> from U.S. energy company Avista Utilities, with over 8,000 of those in Spokane County.<\/p>\n

So far this year, more than 1,000 fires have burned approximately 425,000 acres in Washington state \u2014 the most since 2021, according to the Department of Natural Resources.<\/p>\n

“This year has already been one of our busiest wildfire years on record, and we just started August,” Upthegrove said. “Our firefighters are already stretched thin across the state, and with more heat and wind expected this weekend and for the rest of the summer.”<\/p>\n

“Any new spark on our tinder dry landscapes can lead to another devastating wildfire,” he added. “I’m urging all Washingtonians to not be that spark.”<\/p>\n

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