Carlton Complex Fire reaches Twisp
Existing fires in Central Washington grew overnight and new fires have begun to burn, stretching emergency responders even further. The town of Twisp is also under level 2 evacuation, Chelan County Emergency Management says.
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Fire crews use a plane to drop water on a hill on Saturday, July 19, 2014, near Twisp, Wash.
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Crewboss Mike Cade with the Woodpecker Fire Crew out of Oregon, uses a radio to manage his crews as they set up a fireline and backburn near Highway 20 on Saturday, July 19, 2014, near Twisp, Wash.
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Crews burn in a fire line near Highway 20 on Saturday, July 19, 2014, near Twisp, Wash.
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Crewboss Mike Cade with the Woodpecker Fire Crew walks to check on his crew as they set up a fireline near Highway 20 on Saturday, July 19, 2014, near Twisp, Wash.
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Firefighter Hugh “Hutch” Hill feels the ground for warmth as he digs a fireline near Highway 20 on Saturday, July 19, 2014, near Twisp, Wash.
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A helicopter carrying water is passes a huge cloud of smoke from a wildfire near Twisp, Wash., Saturday, July 19, 2014.
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Firefighter Hugh “Hutch” Hill digs a fireline near Highway 20 on Saturday July 19, 2014, near Twisp, Wash.
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Ron Sass a burnboss and safety boss with the Woodpecker Fire Crew out of Oregon looks into the woods as his crews backburn near Highway 20 on Saturday, July 19, 2014, near Twisp, Wash.
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A bridge to a private residence is burnt out near Highway 20 on Saturday, July 19, 2014, near Twisp, Wash.
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A fireplace is all that is left of a burnt out home on Alta Lake Golf Course on Saturday, July 19, 2014, at Alta Lake near Pateros, Wash.
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Trees are destroyed from heat on Saturday, July 19, 2014, at Alta Lake near Pateros, Wash.
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A small distance is all that separated a home that was destroyed and one that survived on Alta Lake Golf Course on Saturday, July 19, 2014, at Alta Lake near Pateros, Wash.
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