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Spokane Schools Launch Free Camp for Wildfire Survivors’ Kids

9/3/2026

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Spokane public schools opened a free day camp for children of wildfire survivors.
Early-August wildfires forced 60,000 evacuations and destroyed about 920 structures.
The district reported 169 students, 38 staff and 20 Nine Mile Falls students lost homes.
Project:Camp partnered with the Red Cross, YMCA, churches and other groups to run the camp.
Volunteers placed children in age-based cabins and scheduled daily sports, games and arts-and-crafts.

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Story summary

Spokane public schools opened a free day camp for children of wildfire survivors.
Early-August wildfires forced 60,000 evacuations and destroyed about 920 structures.
The district reported 169 students, 38 staff and 20 Nine Mile Falls students lost homes.
Project:Camp partnered with the Red Cross, YMCA, churches and other groups to run the camp.
Volunteers placed children in age-based cabins and scheduled daily sports, games and arts-and-crafts.