Disaster declaration approved for Spokane County following devastating wildfires

Washington, D.C.–A major disaster exists in Spokane County and ordered federal assistance to supplement recovery efforts in the aftermath of the Gray Fire and the Oregon Road Fire in August 2023, president Joe Biden proclaimed February 20.

“Today’s long overdue approval of a Major Disaster Declaration for Spokane County will be life-changing for those who lost everything to the Gray and Oregon Roa...