Sources
This site's content was researched using the sources below, organized by section. Some were used for direct facts and figures; others for background and cross-checking. This list exists so anything here can be independently verified.
Situation updates & wildfire data
- KOIN: Oregon breaks wildfire record
- CNN: Visualizing the wildfires in Washington and Oregon
- CNN: Spokane wildfires live updates (Aug 2)
- CNN: Fire weather forecast (Aug 6)
- Central Oregon Daily: Washington, Oregon battle fast-moving wildfires
- KATU: 49 large fires burn in Oregon and Washington
- Washington Post: Wildfire smoke and air quality
- Weather.com: Northwest smoke and air quality
- Wikipedia: 2026 Washington wildfires
- Wikipedia: 2026 Oregon wildfires
- Rappler (via Reuters): Wildfires destroy buildings, force evacuations
- FOX 13 Seattle: Spokane fires: arson suspect, containment, evacuations
- KHQ: Spokane Area Fires at a glance
- The Conversation: Why the Spokane wildfires became so catastrophic
- Yale Climate Connections: Urban firestorm devastates Spokane
- KREM: Spokane Area Fires update, Aug 6
- National Interagency Fire Center
- NIFC WFIGS public wildfire dataset (automated data feed)
Official info links (linked directly on this site)
Evacuation checklist
- Oregon Dept. of Emergency Management: 2026 wildfire evacuation preparedness
- Ready.gov: Wildfires
- Ready.gov: Evacuation
- USFA/FEMA: Wildfire evacuation outreach materials
- Ready for Wildfire (CAL FIRE): Go evacuation guide
- FCC: Emergency communications tips
- HighSpeedInternet.com: Evacuation communication plan
- Mono County, CA: Wildfire evacuation checklist (PDF)
- OSU Extension Service: Preparing your household
- KEZI: Pack a go-bag and plan your exit
- City of Lincoln City, OR: Wildfire Awareness Month
- Elkhorn Media Group: Wildfire season evacuation plan
- The News Guard: Wildfire Awareness Month
Animals & pets
Ways to help / relief organizations
- American Red Cross: Spokane wildfires response
- Washington Dept. of Veterans Affairs: How you can help
- The Spokesman-Review: City of Spokane donation portal
- Redfin: Spokane wildfires
- KING 5: Help 2 Northwest
- City of Spokane: Ways to help
- KXLY: How you can help
- KHQ: Spokane Wildfire Recovery
- KHQ: How to help those affected
Firefighter volunteering
- Western Fire Chiefs Association: How to become a volunteer firefighter
- City of Corvallis, OR: Apply to be a volunteer firefighter
- USDA Forest Service: Wildland firefighter job FAQ
- Oregon Dept. of Forestry: Firefighting ground resources
- Oregon Woods, Inc.: Wildland fire program
- USDA Forest Service: Wildland firefighter apprenticeship
- Bureau of Land Management: OR/WA fire careers
- City of Forest Grove, OR: Volunteer program
- USDA Forest Service: Pacific Northwest fire hire
- USAJOBS
Get help
- American Red Cross: Disaster relief services
- FEMA: Fact sheet: citizenship status FAQ
- FEMA: Citizenship and immigration status
- FEMA: Citizenship/immigration status flyers
- LAFLA: Immigrant disaster aid FAQ (PDF)
- Yahoo News: FEMA memo targets disaster aid
- ImmigrationRoad.com: Immigration status and disaster aid
- BenefitsUSA: FEMA assistance 2026 updates