Old Trails Fire Is One of Three in Spokane Complex That Burned Nearly 10,000 Acres
Cause and containment status for the fire are not given in the record available for this report.
2 reports on this incident · first at Aug 17, 2026, 12:56 p.m. ET
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The Old Trails fire is one of a complex of three fires in the Spokane area.
The complex has burned nearly 10,000 acres. That figure covers all three fires together; no separate acreage for the Old Trails fire alone is available in the record for this report.
No containment figure for the Old Trails fire or for the complex is available. No cause is given either — the record for this report carries none, and nothing in it indicates how the fire started or whether investigators have reached a determination.
This report is limited to what the available record states: the name of the fire, its place in a three-fire complex, and the acreage burned across that complex. Any date, containment percentage, cause, arrest or charge connected to the fire would need to come from fire or law enforcement authorities and is not established here.
Earlier reports
Aug 17, 2026, 12:56 p.m. ETFirst report
Developing Wildfire Burns Nearly 10,000 Acres
A wildfire that has burned nearly 10,000 acres remains a developing situation, according to reporting by Legal Insurrection. Legal Insurrection reported that the fire was caused by arson. The outlet also reported that the fire has reached nearly 100% containment. The exact date of the fire has not been established.
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- Spokane Arson Arrest Underscores the Wildfire Threat Climate Narratives Ignorelegalinsurrection.com
- Spokane Arson Arrest Underscores the Wildfire Threat Climate Narratives Ignorelegalinsurrection.com
- Spokane Arson Arrest Underscores the Wildfire Threat Climate Narratives Ignorelegalinsurrection.com
- Spokane Arson Arrest Underscores the Wildfire Threat Climate Narratives Ignorelegalinsurrection.com
- Spokane Arson Arrest Underscores the Wildfire Threat Climate Narratives Ignorelegalinsurrection.com
Revision history
- Version 217 Aug 2026, 19:26current
Updated story with incident name, arson charge details, and resolved calendar date for Friday.
- Version 117 Aug 2026, 17:09
First published.
- Version 117 Aug 2026, 16:56current
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