The Okanogan County Emergency Operations Center has asked us to share this information.
The highly recommended way to help victims is through cash donations made to either:
1) The Community Foundation of North Central Washington http://www.cfncw.org/
or
2) The American Red Cross https://www.redcross.org/donate/donation?flow=char&loggedIn=false
Please specify the fire area you wish your donation to go to.
Right now, the incident management team is not set up to receive or manage material donations. They appreciate everyone's willingness to help, but they also don't want people's hard earned money going towards material items which may not be needed or used. Cash donations have the most flexibility to purchase specific needs for wildfire victims.
