Wildfires continue to devastate eastern Washington state, forcing the evacuation of approximately 5,000 homes and destroying around 600 residential and commercial properties, authorities reported. Benjamin Cossel, public information officer for a federal response team deployed from California, noted, "We have weather working against us, and we have terrain working against us." (Reuters)Meanwhile, a massive wildfire in western Idaho and eastern Oregon has been burning for 10 days, consuming nearly 525 square miles of grassland. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementThe National Weather Service has issued air quality warnings for eastern Washington, eastern Oregon, western and central Idaho, and western Montana. In Spokane, authorities have established a shelter at the city's main convention center for displaced residents.