Amanda Davis, left, comforts Michelle Andree on Monday, July 15, after Andree came to see what damage heavy rains had done to her cleanup effort. Davis, whose home survived the fire, founded the nonprofit Crosses for Losses for victims of the June fire that burned through the Black Forest community.
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Amanda Davis, left, comforts Michelle Andree on Monday, July 15, after Andree came to see what damage heavy rains had done to her cleanup effort. Davis, whose home survived the fire, founded the nonprofit Crosses for Losses for victims of the June fire that burned through the Black Forest community.
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Alan Havens inspects his burned and rusty belongings on July 15. His mobile home and work equipment were lost in the fire.
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Alan Havens inspects his burned and rusty belongings on July 15. His mobile home and work equipment were lost in the fire.
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Havens and Andree parked a camper by their pond in hopes of eventually moving back to their property.
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Havens and Andree parked a camper by their pond in hopes of eventually moving back to their property.
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Havens, an excavator, tries to straighten out a damaged tool July 15.
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Havens, an excavator, tries to straighten out a damaged tool July 15.
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Annie Gaffney sits on her home's foundations on July 16. She and her husband and son are living in a camper on a friend's property until they figure out a more permanent solution.
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Annie Gaffney sits on her home's foundations on July 16. She and her husband and son are living in a camper on a friend's property until they figure out a more permanent solution.
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Davis started Crosses for Losses after making crosses out of branches in Black Forest and selling them to benefit the local fire department. She now distributes donations to fire victims out of a building in the center of the community.
Fire victims clean up in Black Forest —
Davis started Crosses for Losses after making crosses out of branches in Black Forest and selling them to benefit the local fire department. She now distributes donations to fire victims out of a building in the center of the community.
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Crosses for Losses volunteers gather outside the donation center on July 16.
Fire victims clean up in Black Forest —
Crosses for Losses volunteers gather outside the donation center on July 16.
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The chimney is the only part of Gaffney's home still standing.
Fire victims clean up in Black Forest —
The chimney is the only part of Gaffney's home still standing.
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