From Spokane, to Cheney, to Spangle, wildfires are sparking all across the Inland Northwest, with many people on the cusp of evacuation.
This was the case for Suzanne Miller when a wildfire came dangerously close to her home in Cheney on Wednesday.
"I feel relieved, not so anxious. We've been through this before. So it's nice that we're out of danger," Miller said.
The fire on Cheney-Spokane Road burned 34 acres, with air support and firefighters working hard to put it out. The fire is contained now, but Miller had her car packed up just in case.
"Four planes at once just came in one big swoop, and it was really gratifying to know that they were just on top of it," Miller said.
Eric Keller with the Washington Department of Natural Resources says this year they've contracted a few more Fire Bosses, the firefighting planes that are quick to respond to these fires.
"Aircraft is a game changer, when we're fighting these fires," Keller said. "That's what saved the ones on West Hallett. It burned right to the bluff and it could've burned another 500 acres, but the aircraft were able to stop it."
With a long wildfire season ahead, Keller says he's concerned.
"In Washington, about 80 percent of our fires are human caused from something, be it campfires, or chains dragging, or trains, or wheat fires," Keller said.
With dry conditions all across Cheney, Miller says she's still worried with the rest of wildfire season to go.
"It's beautiful because you're secluded. You're close to town, but you're not in town. You know, the pitfalls are you're out in the trees, you're out in the country but you're subject to mother nature," Miller said.
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