Spokane County Sheriff John Nowels is urging patience as crews continue to battle the three wildfires that make up the Spokane Complex Fire, which has damaged or destroyed 846 structures and forced more than 60,000 people from their homes.
“We are not going to be downgrading these zones in any large way for many, many more days to come,” Nowels said. “We have many, many encounters with citizens who are angry. They’re trying to push past. We really need to have this kind of behavior stop.”
Nowels said crews need to be sure fire lines will hold, especially with continued hot, dry weather raising the risk of new fires across the Spokane area.
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