SPOKANE, Wash. — Fire crews continued to make progress battling three wildfires overnight, strengthening containment lines and mopping up a spot fire, an incident commander said Tuesday.

But the fires are 0% contained, officials said. The three fires, in Spokane and Stevens counties, were fueled this weekend by gusty winds that exacerbated the fire risk.

There was no growth in two of those fires, while crews doused a spot fire near the Autumn Lane Fire and built containment lines around that blaze, which was around 5,603 acres Tuesday, said Joe Tieso, operations section chief for an incident management team.

Crews were patrolling part of the fire zone, and “it’s looking really good,” Tieso said at a morning briefing.

The three fires in the Spokane area — the Old Trails Fire, the Fairview Fire and the Autumn Lane Fire — together have burned more than 8,000 acres and destroyed hundreds of structures, according to fire officials.

“Although firefighters continue making progress, all three fires remain active with areas of significant heat and interior burning,” an update on an official information website about the fires said on Tuesday.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday approved an emergency aid request for Washington to help with the fires, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said. Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson said he is in the process of a Major Disaster Declaration request, which would provide assistance to individuals.

“We are laser-focused on getting assistance to those Washingtonians who have lost so much,” Ferguson said in a statement Tuesday.

One of the three fires, the Old Trails Fire, was allegedly started by arson. Aaron Farinacci, 37, was charged Monday with first-degree arson, and a judge continued his bond at $1 million during a virtual appearance Tuesday afternoon from the Spokane County Jail.

Farinacci sat with his hands folded in front of him, only saying that he understood his rights and reading his name and date of birth.

Farinacci is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday.

More than 700 structures, including homes, have been destroyed, officials estimate.

Karen Faggioli is among those who have lost their homes to wildfire. Her new five-bedroom home in Spokane was recently furnished and finished, following a move back to her hometown in 2024.

Her daughter’s home, just around the corner, was also destroyed.

Seeing her neighborhood was devastating, Faggioli said. “You’re looking at stuff, and you’re like, ‘OK, yup, everything’s gone,’” she said.

“There’s nothing,” she said. “You don’t realize until you walk through.”

Among those at a Red Cross shelter waiting to see which way the fire would burn was Jocelyn Beaumont, who left her retirement community Saturday evening because of the fire.

“The sky was just brown smoke,” she said Tuesday.

The news Tuesday that the wind had shifted, meaning the fire was moving south — is good news for her, she said.

Beaumont’s home was safe Tuesday. But there was word that the fire has reached a fish hatchery, which is a long walking distance from her home, she said. “But that’s way too close,” she said.

“I don’t like it. But what can I say? I can’t do anything about it,” she said. “The big man’s in charge.”