What we know
What we know: Wildfires burn across western US and Canada as residents are evacuated
Compiled Aug 10
What we know
- Wildfires are burning across the western U.S. and Canada, forcing evacuations
- Over 20,000 people fled communities along Okanagan Lake in British Columbia over the weekend
- An 80-year-old woman died while trying to escape the wildfire in the Okanagan Lake region, according to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- Crews fighting three wildfires in the Spokane area continued mop-up operations Sunday and none of the fires were growing
- The Spokane-area fires have damaged or destroyed about 920 structures
- Two helicopter pilots were killed when their aircraft crashed while fighting a wildfire Friday morning in Fishlake National Forest, Utah
- British Columbia declared a state of emergency Saturday
What we don’t know yet
- The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the cause of the Utah helicopter crash
Open questions
- What caused the helicopter crash in Fishlake National Forest?
- Will the evacuation orders in Malden be lifted or upgraded again?
- What charges does the man arrested for setting the Spokane-area fire face?
- How many homes were destroyed in the British Columbia wildfires?
Drawn from the Associated Press report. “What we don’t know” lists only what the reporting itself flags as unresolved.