#fairview fire

Update as of 2 August 2026 at 11:42AM PST.

Official Evacuation Map for Spokane County

Global Fire Map:

Unfortunately, there are three to worry about currently.

The Old Trails fire, which is northwest of the city, cutting through the North Indian Trail and Balboa/South Indian Trail. This fire broke out Saturday, the first of August, just before noon. Currently, the fire is 2500 acres, is 0% contained. Though, more of my sources say “unknown % containment”, so there might be some successes that just haven’t hit the media yet.

The Old Trails Map; screenshotted from fire map.live at 11:15AM PST

The Autumn Lane fire, further northwest than Old Trails, up by the Nine Mile Falls/Suncrest area, also broke out on the first of August. 1200 acres burned, also 0% contained.

The Autumn Lane Map; screenshotted from fire map.live at 11:17AM PST

Finally, the Fairview Fire. Northeast of the city this time, straddling the Orchard Prairie and Mead neighborhoods. This fire is 980 acres burned, and also 0% contained.

The Fairview Map; screenshotted from fire map.live at 11:15AM PST

Sources:

https://wfca.com/fire-map/washington/autumn_lane?lng=-117.6128&lat=47.6881&zoom=9.8&name=Autumn%20Lane&irwinid=%7B31B18BDA-34D0-4DB5-A865-AE2AC65776BE%7D

https://wfca.com/fire-map/washington/old_trails?name=Old%20Trails&irwinid=%7BF0989134-564B-44D7-B186-8C2295C16E5C%7D

One of my favorite places/destinations in the Palm Springs area is the Living Free Animal Sanctuary in Mountain Center, California. (We visit when we can, and contribute $$$.) It’s up the mountains toward Idyllwild, putting it in harm’s way for wildfires and other bad things. I was thinking about them when this Fairview fire erupted. Back in 2018, with another fire (I think it was called the Cranston fire), they had to evacuate the entire campus/facility of all the dogs, cats, horses, and other animals because the fire was creeping toward them. They got all the animals into safety, and the fire didn’t scorch them. Eventually, they brought the animals back, and all was good. It seems like the Fairview fire won’t be a bother, so long as the winds stay easterly. Here’s what I learned from Living Free staff today, with a map and a couple of photos taken from the sanctuary campus:

One of California’s largest utilities is responsible for a blaze that killed two people attempting to flee a fast-moving 2022 fire near Hemet, southeast of Los Angeles, according to a report from the state’s Department of Forestry and Fire Protection obtained by The Washington Post.

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Southern California Edison has previously denied any allegations of its involvement in the Fairview Fire, which ignited Sept. 5, 2022, and burned more than 28,000 acres and destroyed dozens of structures while displacing tens of thousands of residents.

The report, which has not yet been made public, determined that because of a sag in one of SCE’s electrical lines near Fairview Avenue in Hemet, the wire came into contact with a communication line below it and caused a flurry of sparks, igniting flammable vegetation nearby.

The California Public Utilities Commission encourages utilities to temporarily shut down power to specific areas at risk of a wildfire, known as a public safety power shutoff. But despite the presence of strong winds and extreme heat conditions ripe for an inferno, the Cal Firereport said, SCE’s power lines remained energized that day.

“It was determined the SCE energized overhead electrical line contacted a Frontier communication line that was suspended underneath the electrical lines,” the report states. “This caused a shower of sparks, which caused the fire.”

Hey there it's ya boy, aeron. I've been forced to evac with my family due to the Fairview fire! we're currently strapped for cash and trying to make sure we can bounce back from this. so anything you can spare would be appreciated. even if it's just boosting!

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Photos by Jay Calderon, Desert Sun.

Excerpt from this story from the LA Times:

The wildfire raging near Hemet has burned 27,463 acres with only 5% contained as of Friday morning, and fire officials worry strong winds and storms from Tropical Storm Kay could further intensify California’s largest blaze of the year — and bring the added danger of flooding and lightning to the area.

Almost 24,000 people from Hemet to Temecula are under evacuation orders as the Fairview fire continues to spread, growing almost 4,000 acres since Thursday evening, Cal Fire Capt. Richard Cordova said Friday morning. At least two people have died in the fire, one has been injured and 12 homes have been destroyed, according to fire officials.

The Fairview fire is now more than 14,000 acres larger than the Oak fire, which threatened Yosemite National Park earlier this summer and had been the state’s largest wildfire this season.

Cordova said the incoming storm could dump rain on the fire — which would greatly help firefighting — but the precipitation could also remain east of the flames, which would instead continue to blow major winds toward the wildfire.