Washingtonians displaced by the state’s ongoing wildfires have another option for short-term accommodations: Airbnb, the home-sharing marketplace.
Airbnb.org, the nonprofit arm of Airbnb, is offering free emergency housing to people affected by the devastating wildfires. It’s available for those in Spokane, Stevens, Chelan, Okanogan, Yakima and Ferry counties, as well as the Spokane, Colville and Yakama tribal communities.
The nonprofit had provided more than 1,400 nights of free accommodations since wildfire season began, with four in five stays happening in Washington, according to a news release earlier this month…