Carlton Complex Fire: Relief and Recovery
Today’s weather has slight improvements on the hot temperatures and gusty winds that have fueled the wildfires, the forecast for Monday and Tuesday calls for lighter winds and temperatures, said Spokane-based National Weather Service meteorologist Greg Koch.
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A fire rages in the hills outside Carlton on Sunday morning, July 20, 2014, in Carlton, Wash.
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Walt DeJung fills a gas tank to power a generator for his neighbor on Sunday morning, July 20, 2014, at Carlton General Store in Carlton, Wash.
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Carlton General Store owner Jeff Lyman runs his fingers through his hair on Sunday morning, July 20, 2014, as he describes driving from Carlton to Auburn to buy another generator in order to keep his store open at Carlton General Store in Carlton, Wash.
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Carlton General Store owner Jeff Lyman points to multiple generators he is using to power his store on Sunday morning, July 20, 2014, at Carlton General Store in Carlton, Wash.
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Jed Lymann buys an ice cream sandwich from Melissa Kendrick at the Carlton General store on Sunday, July 20, 2014, in Carlton, Wash. The store has stayed open 24 hours to support fire victims.
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An info board is seen on Sunday, July 20, 2014, in the Carlton General Store in Carlton, Wash. The store has stayed open 24 hours to support fire victims.
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Richard Zbyszewski proudly shows his wife’s antique music box on Sunday, July 20, 2014, in Carlton, Wash. Zbyszewski said he pulled it out of their home as the fire approached and left it in the back of the car.
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Kyson King, right, and his wife Felicia King work to clear brush from King’s father, Alex Ogilvile’s land on Sunday, July 20, 2014, on Gold Creek near Carlton, Wash.
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Alex Ogilvile stands next to water buckets on Sunday, July 20, 2014, that he and his brother Pat used to put out fires threatening their homes on Gold Creek near Carlton, Wash.
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Alex Ogilvile stands next to water buckets on Sunday, July 20, 2014, that he and his brother Pat used to put out fires threatening their homes on Gold Creek near Carlton, Wash.
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Alex Ogilvile embraces his son Kyson King after King and his wife Felicia helped him clear his land of brush on Sunday, July 20, 2014, on Gold Creek near Carlton, Wash.
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Donations are laid out on tables at an aid station in Brewster, Wash. on Sunday, July 20, 2014.
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James Udell sits in a recliner on Sunday, July 20, 2014, given to him by aid station workers after he lost his home on Thursday to a wildfire near Brewster, Wash.
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A pie originally made for Pateros’ Apple Pie Jamboree, which was cancelled due to fire, is a welcome donation, Sunday, July 20, 2014, at a fire victim aid station in Brewster, Wash.
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