Fire danger continues in the Pacific Northwest Saturday as flame-fueling winds reached their strongest point in days on Friday, challenging fire crews battling to keep destructive blazes from spreading in Spokane,

With rising temperatures and drier conditions, fires are more likely to explode. And with more people living next to forests, the results can be catastrophic.

Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown called the wildfires burning through the area the "worst natural disaster our region has faced."

As of Thursday morning, the Spokane Area Fires are a reported 10,436 total acres large, with 913 structures confirmed damaged and containment is increasing on the three fires.

Fire officials in their latest update said the wildfires were at 0% containment though officials also said the blazes have not grown.

Spokane wildfires have burned over 10,000 acres, destroyed 700 structures and forced 65,000 evacuations as smoke spreads.

Spokane, Wash., saw the worst wildfires in the state’s history this weekend, bringing Washington State’s total wildfire destruction to about 450,000 acres this summer. Though large fires have historically been a largely western U.

Accused Washington wildfire arsonist Aaron Farinacci appears in Spokane County Superior Court following records revealing a prior first-degree murder charge.