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This aerial photo shows a Pateros, Wash. neighborhood that was destroyed by fire on Friday, July 18, 2014, after the Carlton Complex Fire swept through town Thursday night. Authorities say the wildfire has already burned about 100 homes and prompted the evacuation of Pateros, home to about 650 people in Okanogan County. A hospital in nearby Brewster was also evacuated as a precaution. (AP Photo/The Wenatchee World, Don Seabrook) ( Western Wildfires )

This aerial photo shows a large plume of smoke and steam rises from just south of Pateros, Wash., Friday morning, July 18, 2014 from the Carlton Complex Fire. Authorities say the wildfire has already burned about 100 homes and prompted the evacuation of Pateros, home to about 650 people in Okanogan County. A hospital in nearby Brewster was also evacuated as a precaution. (AP Photo/The Wenatchee World, Don Seabrook) ( Western Wildfires )

Smoke rises in the distance as a vehicle travels Highway 153 Saturday, July 19, 2014, near Carlton, Wash. A wind-driven, lightning-caused wildfire racing through rural north-central Washington destroyed about 100 homes Thursday and Friday, leaving behind solitary brick chimneys and burned-out automobiles as it blackened hundreds of square miles in the scenic Methow Valley northeast of Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) ( Western Wildfires )

A helicopter preparing to drop water is dwarfed by a billowing cloud of smoke from a wildfire Friday, July 18, 2014, in Twisp, Wash. A fire racing through rural north-central Washington destroyed about 100 homes, leaving behind smoldering rubble, solitary brick chimneys and burned-out automobiles as it blackened hundreds of square miles. Friday's dawn revealed dramatic devastation, with the Okanagan County town of Pateros, home to 650 people, hit especially hard. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) ( Western Wildfires )

A home and a burned-out car and golf cart remain from a wildfire the night before, Friday, July 18, 2014, in Pateros, Wash. A fire racing through rural north-central Washington destroyed about 100 homes, leaving behind smoldering rubble, solitary brick chimneys and burned-out automobiles as it blackened hundreds of square miles. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) ( APTOPIX Western Wildfires )

Fire and rescue personnel look on as Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, center right, is briefed on the Chiwaukum Creek Fire by incident commander Ed Lewis, center left, Friday, July 18, 2014, in Leavenworth, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) ( Western Wildfires )

Flames shoot from behind a house on a hillside Friday, July 18, 2014, in Pateros, Wash. A fire racing through rural north-central Washington destroyed about 100 homes, leaving behind smoldering rubble, solitary brick chimneys and burned-out automobiles as it blackened hundreds of square miles. Friday's dawn revealed dramatic devastation, with the Okanagan County town of Pateros, home to 650 people, hit especially hard. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) ( Western Wildfires )

A firefighter puts water on one of the structures burning in Pateros, Wash. on Thursday night, July 17, 2014, as fire sweeps through town. Many homes were lost in the blaze. (AP Photo/The Wenatchee World, Mike Bonnicksen) ( Western Wildfires )

A DC-10 air tanker pulls up after dropping fire retardant over a wildfire Saturday, July 19, 2014, near Carlton, Wash. A wind-driven, lightning-caused wildfire racing through rural north-central Washington destroyed about 100 homes Thursday and Friday, leaving behind solitary brick chimneys and burned-out automobiles as it blackened hundreds of square miles in the scenic Methow Valley northeast of Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) ( Western Wildfires )

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, right, stands with Rep. Brad Hawkins, R-East Wenatchee, second from right, next at the site of a home that was destroyed by wildfires near the Alta Lake Golf Course in Pateros, Wash., Friday, July 18, 2014. The Governor was in the area to access needs and damage after wildfires swept through the region overnight. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) ( APTOPIX Western Wildfires )

A home and a burned-out car and golf cart remain from a wildfire the night before, Friday, July 18, 2014, in Pateros, Wash. A fire racing through rural north-central Washington destroyed about 100 homes, leaving behind smoldering rubble, solitary brick chimneys and burned-out automobiles as it blackened hundreds of square miles. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) ( Western Wildfires )

A DC-10 air tanker drops fire retardant over a wildfire as smoke rises and billows behind Saturday, July 19, 2014, near Carlton, Wash. A wind-driven, lightning-caused wildfire racing through rural north-central Washington destroyed about 100 homes Thursday and Friday, leaving behind solitary brick chimneys and burned-out automobiles as it blackened hundreds of square miles in the scenic Methow Valley northeast of Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) ( Western Wildfires )

Randy Loucks, right, of Brewster, Washington and Rich Pitkethly of Brewster dig through the remains of a home belonging to Loucks mother-in-law following a wildfire July 20, 2014 in Pateros, Washington. The home was destroyed in a fire storm July 17. Loucks had just finished sprucing up the house with new paint and carpet as a surprise to his mother-in-law, who is visiting relatives in Arkansas. Several fires throughout the state have destroyed hundreds of home forced evacuations and continue to threaten more communities. (Stephen Brashear/Getty Images) ( 452435682 )

A woman walks past the sign of a still-standing church after a wildfire the night before destroyed homes surrounding it, Friday, July 18, 2014, in Pateros, Wash. A fire racing through rural north-central Washington destroyed about 100 homes, leaving behind smoldering rubble, solitary brick chimneys and burned-out automobiles as it blackened hundreds of square miles. Friday's dawn revealed dramatic devastation, with the Okanagan County town of Pateros, home to 650 people, hit especially hard. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) ( Western Wildfires )

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, left, and Washington State Patrol Chief John Batiste, right, view the Chiwaukum Creek Fire near Leavenworth, Wash., from the air, Friday, July 18, 2014. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) ( Western Wildfires )

A DC-10 air tanker drops fire retardant over a wildfire Saturday, July 19, 2014, near Carlton, Wash. A wind-driven, lightning-caused wildfire racing through rural north-central Washington destroyed about 100 homes Thursday and Friday, leaving behind solitary brick chimneys and burned-out automobiles as it blackened hundreds of square miles in the scenic Methow Valley northeast of Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) ( Western Wildfires )

Fire outlines a pair of trees Friday, July 18, 2014, in Winthrop, Wash. A fire racing through rural north-central Washington destroyed about 100 homes, leaving behind smoldering rubble, solitary brick chimneys and burned-out automobiles as it blackened hundreds of square miles Friday. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) ( Western Wildfires )

Firefighter Kate Hunter, of the San Juan, Wash., Fire District, adjusts her protective gear before heading into the field Friday, July 18, 2014, in Winthrop, Wash. A fire racing through rural north-central Washington destroyed about 100 homes, leaving behind smoldering rubble, solitary brick chimneys and burned-out automobiles as it blackened hundreds of square miles on Friday. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) ( Western Wildfires )

Smoke from wildfires in Eastern Washington obscures the view from an overlook point of Chief Joseph Dam, near the town of Bridgeport, Wash., on Friday July 18, 2014. Tens of thousands of acres are burning in four major fires around the state. Up to 100 homes have been lost, and hundreds of residents have been evacuated. (AP Photo/The Seattle Times, Mike Siegel) ( Western Wildfires )

An unusual cloud formation blends with smoke from a wildfire Saturday morning in the Methow Valley, July 19, 2014, in Winthrop, Wash. A wind-driven, lightning-caused wildfire racing through rural north-central Washington destroyed about 100 homes Thursday and Friday, leaving behind solitary brick chimneys and burned-out automobiles as it blackened hundreds of square miles in the scenic Methow Valley northeast of Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) ( Western Wildfires )

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, left, is briefed on the Chiwaukum Creek Fire by incident commander Ed Lewis, right, Friday, July 18, 2014, in Leavenworth, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) ( Western Wildfires )

A firefighter works on the still-smoldering home of the mayor of Pateros, Wash., Friday, July 18, 2014. A fire racing through rural north-central Washington destroyed about 100 homes, leaving behind smoldering rubble, solitary brick chimneys and burned-out automobiles as it blackened hundreds of square miles. Friday's dawn revealed dramatic devastation, with the Okanagan County town of Pateros, home to 650 people, hit especially hard. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) ( Western Wildfires )

A helicopter refills with water in the Methow River onSunday, July 20, 2014, in Carlton, Washington. The Carlton Complex fires have swept the region covering over 215,000 acres of land and destroying over 100 structures. Fire crews have been called in from all over the country in order to help contain the fire. (AP Photo/The Seattle Times, Maddie Meyer) ( Western Wildfires )

Firefighters Alex Keller, left, and Jacey Mesteth sharpen their tools as they wait to be deployed to a fire line Saturday, July 19, 2014, in Winthrop, Wash. A wind-driven, lightning-caused wildfire racing through rural north-central Washington destroyed about 100 homes Thursday and Friday, leaving behind solitary brick chimneys and burned-out automobiles as it blackened hundreds of square miles in the scenic Methow Valley northeast of Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) ( Western Wildfires )

A group of women pause after sifting through the rubble of a four-plex apartment building destroyed in a wildfire the night before Friday, July 18, 2014, in Pateros, Wash. A fire racing through rural north-central Washington destroyed about 100 homes, leaving behind smoldering rubble, solitary brick chimneys and burned-out automobiles as it blackened hundreds of square miles. Friday's dawn revealed dramatic devastation, with the Okanagan County town of Pateros, home to 650 people, hit especially hard. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) ( Western Wildfires )

A wildfire is seen raging in the hills behind Brewster early Friday morning, July 18, 2014, in Brewster, Wash. A fire racing through rural north-central Washington destroyed about 100 homes, leaving behind smoldering rubble, solitary brick chimneys and burned-out automobiles as it blackened hundreds of square miles. Friday's dawn revealed dramatic devastation, with the Okanagan County town of Pateros, home to 650 people, hit especially hard. (AP Photo, The Spokesman-Review, Tyler Tjomsland) ( Western Wildfires )

A pair of chimneys stand amid the rubble of a neighborhood destroyed by fire July 20, 2014 in Pateros, Washington on July 17. Several fires throughout the state have destroyed hundreds of home forced evacuations and continue to threaten more communities. (Stephen Brashear/Getty Images) ( 452435678 )

A line of firefighters stands guard at dusk as they allow fire to burn to the road but keep an eye out to prevent embers from crossing Friday, July 18, 2014, in Winthrop, Wash. A fire racing through rural north-central Washington destroyed about 100 homes, leaving behind smoldering rubble, solitary brick chimneys and burned-out automobiles as it blackened hundreds of square miles. Friday's dawn revealed dramatic devastation, with the Okanagan County town of Pateros, home to 650 people, hit especially hard. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) ( Western Wildfires )

A home destroyed by wildfire overlooks the Methow River July 20, 2014 in Pateros, Washington. Several fires throughout the state have destroyed hundreds of home forced evacuations and continue to threaten more communities. (Stephen Brashear/Getty Images) ( 452435686 )

The Chiwaukum Creek Fire near Leavenworth, Wash. is viewed from a plane carrying Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on a tour of areas being affected by wildfires, Friday, July 18, 2014. Inslee says some 2,000 firefighters are working in the eastern part of the state, with about a dozen helicopters from the Department of Natural Resources and the National Guard, along with a Washington State Patrol spotter plane. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) ( Western Wildfires )

A United States flag is displayed amid the ruins of a block of homes following a wildfire July 20, 2014 in Pateros, Washington. Several fires throughout the state have destroyed hundreds of home forced evacuations and continue to threaten more communities. (Stephen Brashear/Getty Images) ( 452435688 )

Jason Getzin, the pastor at Calvary Chapel Fellowship paints a sign asking for donations for the fire victims on July 20, 2014 in Methow, Washington. Several fires throughout the state have destroyed hundreds of homes, forced evacuations and continue to threaten more local communities. (Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images) ( 452443798 )

Smoke rises from wildfire near Davis Lake Saturday morning, July 19, 2014, in Winthrop, Wash. A wind-driven, lightning-caused wildfire racing through rural north-central Washington destroyed about 100 homes Thursday and Friday, Okanogan County Sheriff Frank Rogers said. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) ( Western Wildfires )

Avery Harrison, 5, shrouds herself in her blanket as she walks away from the rubble of her family's home, destroyed in a wildfire the night before, while visiting the site Friday, July 18, 2014, in Pateros, Wash. A fire racing through rural north-central Washington destroyed about 100 homes, leaving behind smoldering rubble, solitary brick chimneys and burned-out automobiles as it blackened hundreds of square miles. Friday's dawn revealed dramatic devastation, with the Okanagan County town of Pateros, home to 650 people, hit especially hard. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) ( Western Wildfires )

Flames make a run up a hill Friday, July 18, 2014, in Winthrop, Wash. A fire racing through rural north-central Washington destroyed about 100 homes, leaving behind smoldering rubble, solitary brick chimneys and burned-out automobiles as it blackened hundreds of square miles. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) ( Western Wildfires )

Flames creep down a hillside in view of businesses Friday, July 18, 2014, in Pateros, Wash. A fire racing through rural north-central Washington destroyed about 100 homes, leaving behind smoldering rubble, solitary brick chimneys and burned-out automobiles as it blackened hundreds of square miles. Friday's dawn revealed dramatic devastation, with the Okanagan County town of Pateros, home to 650 people, hit especially hard. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) ( Western Wildfires )

The shell of a burned-out car remains from a wildfire the night before, Friday, July 18, 2014, in Pateros, Wash. A fire racing through rural north-central Washington destroyed about 100 homes, leaving behind smoldering rubble, solitary brick chimneys and burned-out automobiles as it blackened hundreds of square miles. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) ( Western Wildfires )

A line of fire snakes along a hillside at dusk Friday, July 18, 2014, in Winthrop, Wash. A fire racing through rural north-central Washington destroyed about 100 homes, leaving behind smoldering rubble, solitary brick chimneys and burned-out automobiles as it blackened hundreds of square miles. Friday's dawn revealed dramatic devastation, with the Okanagan County town of Pateros, home to 650 people, hit especially hard. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) ( Western Wildfires )

Firefighters take a break in the shade Friday, July 18, 2014, in Winthrop, Wash. A fire racing through rural north-central Washington destroyed about 100 homes, leaving behind smoldering rubble, solitary brick chimneys and burned-out automobiles as it blackened hundreds of square miles on Friday. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) ( Western Wildfires )

Clouds of smoke billow from a wildfire Friday, July 18, 2014, near Twisp, Wash. A fire racing through rural north-central Washington destroyed about 100 homes, leaving behind smoldering rubble, solitary brick chimneys and burned-out automobiles as it blackened hundreds of square miles. Friday's dawn revealed dramatic devastation, with the Okanagan County town of Pateros, home to 650 people, hit especially hard. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) ( Western Wildfires )

Smoke billows from a wildfire in the Methow Valley Saturday morning, July 19, 2014, in Winthrop, Wash. A wind-driven, lightning-caused wildfire racing through rural north-central Washington destroyed about 100 homes Thursday and Friday, leaving behind solitary brick chimneys and burned-out automobiles as it blackened hundreds of square miles in the scenic Methow Valley northeast of Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) ( Western Wildfires )

Firefighters works on the still-smoldering home of the mayor of Pateros, Wash., Friday, July 18, 2014. A fire racing through rural north-central Washington destroyed about 100 homes, leaving behind smoldering rubble, solitary brick chimneys and burned-out automobiles as it blackened hundreds of square miles. Friday's dawn revealed dramatic devastation, with the Okanagan County town of Pateros, home to 650 people, hit especially hard. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) ( Western Wildfires )

A couple walks near a burned out home in Pateros Wash., on Friday, July 18, 2014. Authorities say the wildfire has already burned about 100 homes and prompted the evacuation of Pateros, home to about 650 people in Okanogan County. A hospital in nearby Brewster was also evacuated as a precaution. (AP Photo/The Wenatchee World, Mike Bonnicksen) ( Western Wildfires )

Firefighter Michael Henderson, of San Juan, Wash., Fire District, cools embers in preparation for a fire line Friday, July 18, 2014, in Winthrop, Wash. A fire racing through rural north-central Washington destroyed about 100 homes, leaving behind smoldering rubble, solitary brick chimneys and burned-out automobiles as it blackened hundreds of square miles on Friday. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) ( Western Wildfires )

The Carlton Complex fire burns on the side of a mountain on July 20, 2014 in Carlton, Washington. The Fires have swept the region covering over 215,000 acres of land and destroying over 100 structures. Firefighters from all over the country have been sent to the area in order to try and contain it. (AP Photo/The Seattle Times, Maddie Meyer) ( Western Wildfires )

A firefighter cools a tree in a line of fire Friday, July 18, 2014, in Winthrop, Wash. A fire racing through rural north-central Washington destroyed about 100 homes, leaving behind smoldering rubble, solitary brick chimneys and burned-out automobiles as it blackened hundreds of square miles on Friday. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) ( Western Wildfires )

A pickup drives along a road where a wildfire rages early Friday, July 18, 2014, near Brewster, Wash. (AP Photo/The Spokesman-Review, Tyler Tjomsland) ( Washington Wildfire )

Smoke from fires increased the intensity of red and yellow hues during sunset over the Methow Valley Friday, July 18, 2014, in Winthrop, Wash. A fire racing through rural north-central Washington destroyed about 100 homes, leaving behind smoldering rubble, solitary brick chimneys and burned-out automobiles as it blackened hundreds of square miles. Friday's dawn revealed dramatic devastation, with the Okanagan County town of Pateros, home to 650 people, hit especially hard. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) ( Western Wildfires )