Spokane Fires: U-Haul Offers Disaster Relief to Evacuees and Impacted Residents

SPOKANE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Seven U-Haul^® centers across the Spokane metro area are offering 30 days of free self-storage and U-Box^® container use to residents displaced or impacted by the Spokane Complex Fire.

The group of three wildfires that have burned more than 7,700 acres and forced roughly 60,000 people to evacuate their homes. The Old Trails, Fairview and Autumn Lane fires ignited over the weekend. More than 600 structures have been destroyed. Officials have called this one of the worst natural disasters the region has faced.

Access to self-storage units and portable storage containers is essential to communities before, during and after disasters strike. U-Haul is ready to help anyone impacted by the wildfires who needs a secure storage solution at no cost for one month.

The 30 days free offer applies to new self-storage and U-Box rentals and is based on availability. The U-Box offer is for on-site storage at participating facilities; delivery is available for a modest fee.

Please reference the list below for the U-Haul storage locations offering the disaster relief program. Stop by any participating facility or call the nearest location to arrange 30 days of free storage.

U-Haul Storage of East Town
4110 E. Sprague Ave.
Spokane, WA 99202
[phone]

U-Haul Storage of Midtown
21 W. 3rd Ave.
Spokane, WA 99201
[phone]

U-Haul Storage at North Division
8805 N. Division St.
Spokane, WA 99218
[phone]

U-Haul Storage of West Spokane
4399 W. Sunset Blvd.
Spokane, WA 99224
[phone]

U-Haul Moving & Storage of Spokane Valley
12420 E. Indiana Ave.
Spokane Valley, WA 99216
[phone]

U-Haul Storage of East Spokane
14505 E. Sprague Ave.
Spokane Valley, WA 99216
[phone]

U-Haul Storage of U-City
10412 E. Sprague Ave.
Spokane Valley, WA 99206
[phone]

In addition to its 30 days free self-storage disaster relief program, U-Haul is proud to be at the forefront of aiding communities in times of need as an official American Red Cross Disaster Responder.

For customers needing storage beyond the free period, the U-Haul 1-Year Price Lock is now available at 2,100 Company-owned facilities across the U.S. and Canada. Fixed-rate storage ensures at least 12 months with no price increase on your rental unit, and U-Haul never charges admin fees or deposits. Learn more at uhaul.com/Storage/1-Year-Price-Lock.

About U-HAUL

Founded in 1945, U-Haul is the No. 1 choice of do-it-yourself movers with more than 24,000 rental locations across all 50 states and 10 Canadian provinces. The U-Haul app makes it easy for customers to use U-Haul Truck Share 24/7 to access trucks anytime through the self-dispatch and -return options on their smartphones with our patented Live Verify technology. Our customers’ patronage has enabled the U-Haul fleet to grow to approximately 204,800 trucks, 136,600 trailers and 42,000 towing devices. U-Haul, which offers rate transparency to self-storage customers through its 1-Year Price Lock, is the third largest storage operator in North America with 1,136,000 rentable storage units and 99 million square feet of self-storage space at owned and managed facilities. U-Haul is the top retailer of propane in the U.S. and the largest installer of permanent trailer hitches in the automotive aftermarket industry. Get the U-Haul app from the App Store or Google Play.