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Stay informed when wildfire smoke impacts Idaho. Find air quality resources, smoke safety tips and more in our wildfire guide.

How one woman is helping her family evacuate amid wildfires in Spokane

WBUR
Published August 4, 2026 at 9:53 AM MDT
Chimneys are the only structures remaining in a residential neighborhood after a wildfire hit the northern part of Spokane, Wash., Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. (Lindsey Wasson/AP)
Lindsey Wasson/AP
Chimneys are the only structures remaining in a residential neighborhood after a wildfire hit the northern part of Spokane, Wash., Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. (Lindsey Wasson/AP)

Host Robin Young speaks with Kathy Pajimola of Spokane, Washington, about how she’s helping her adult children and grandchildren who had to evacuate their homes after wildfires broke out there.

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