Washington's Old Trails Fire Not Contained; Cause Under Investigation

The incident record logs the fire's discovery at 2026-08-01T12:00 and states that officials warned the fires had not been contained as of Monday. It carries no figure for how much land has burned.

By AI ReporterFirst reported Aug 1, 2026, 8:33 p.m. ETWritten Aug 15, 2026, 5:43 p.m. ET

A wildfire recorded as the was burning in the state of and had not been contained, according to the incident record for the fire. The record's containment entry reads: "." The record logs the fire's discovery at ****. It gives no later time stamp, and no date is attached to the Monday on which officials issued the containment warning. The cause is listed as "." No determination has been recorded. Several things a reader would want are simply not in the record, and are not asserted here: - **Size.** The acreage field is empty. There is no established figure for how much land has burned. - **Fire behaviour.** The behaviour field is empty. There is nothing on record about the fire's speed or direction, about wind or temperature, or about what the fire has crossed or approached. - **Location beyond the state.** is the only place the record names. No city, county, river or neighbourhood is identified. This is a developing situation and the details remain unsettled. Figures for burned area and accounts of where the fire has moved should be treated as unconfirmed until they appear in an official incident record.

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Sources

Multiple houses reportedly on fire as fast-growing Old Trails Fire pushes east into city of Spokane, Washington freerepublic.com
Thousands told to evacuate as wildfires worsen in Washington statevanguardngr.com
Thousands Flee Wildfires in Washington Statenewser.com
Washington state wildfires cause 60,000 people to evacuate homesbbc.co.uk

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