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Smoke, Shelter, and Community Resilience | Spokane News
The Old Trails fire sent shockwaves through Spokane, forcing evacuations that displaced 27 VA patients and shuttered medical facilities for days. In-home care providers scrambled, some relocating operations to their own homes to check on vulnerable clients—including a hospice patient rescued by a nurse when emergency help was delayed. Smaller adult care homes banded together, sharing beds via social media, while Spokane Transit and Red Cross shelters stepped in to house displaced residents. Amid the chaos, businesses with solid contingency plans kept services running—proving preparedness…
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