VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-08-03
“I can tell you today that that's a war zone,”
Gent Welsh · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-03
Maj Gen Gent Welsh said the scene of the Spokane wildfires reminded him of his time serving in the US military in Iraq.
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