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- President Donald Trump approved disaster assistance for the Spokane wildfires on Tuesday.
- FEMA will coordinate evacuations, search-and-rescue, shelters, food and water for the area.
- Funding covers six counties—Chelan, Ferry, Okanogan, Spokane, Stevens, Yakima—and aid for Yakama Nation, Colville Reservation, Spokane Tribe.
- Tens of thousands remain displaced after more than 700 structures burned since the weekend.
- A new fire ignited west of Spokane on Wednesday, prompting a brief evacuation order.
