OLYMPIA - Gov. Jay Inslee has extended a proclamation that provides cash assistance to families and individuals impacted by wildfires.
OLYMPIA - Gov. Jay Inslee has extended a proclamation that provides cash assistance to families and individuals impacted by wildfires.
UPDATE: Okanogan County commissioners rescinded the burn ban as of 12:01 a.m. Oct. 14.
A list of recovery and relief effort donation opportunities has been compiled by Okanogan County Emergency Management:
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OKANOGAN – The Cold Springs Fire, which began Sept. 6 southeast of Omak near Omak Lake, destroyed 78 homes and 60 other buildings, killed livestock, pets and wildlife, and left much of the southwest portion of the Colville Indian Reservation as a charred landscape.
OKANOGAN – A fundraising campaign is underway to purchase a wire roller and fence removal tool to help ranchers who lost fencing in the Cold Springs Fire.
WENATCHEE – The state Department of Transportation has assessed infrastructure damage on state highways from the Cold Springs and Pearl Hill fires.
OKANOGAN – Volunteers from the Okanogan County Fairgrounds are hosting veterinarians from World Vets Okanogan Area Disaster Relief during the Cold Springs Fire.
WENATCHEE – A lightning storm Friday, Sept. 18, touched off several fires across the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest.
OMAK – Businesses that suffered losses from wildfires in Okanogan County this year can contact the Economic Alliance about grants and other small business support.
OLYMPIA - The state Department of Social and Health Services has expanded its disaster cash assistance program to serve people affected by the wildfires.
OKANOGAN – Although some areas within the Cold Springs Fire area remain smoldering, the Okanogan County Public Utility District has restored electricity to customers whose service can be restored.
NEW YORK – Verizon is offering unlimited calling, texting and data through Sept. 23 to customers impacted by wildfires.
OMAK – The Cold Springs Fire is 80 percent contained as of Thursday morning, Sept. 17.
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