Those returning will be provided water, shade, washing stations, portable toilets, medical and mental health care, and transportation assistance if needed.
Officials have warned ash could contain asbestos, lead, arsenic or other toxins.
While some residents, like Claydon, might be eager to find jewelry, photographs or other tokens of their life before the fire, officials are urging them not to sift through the ashes for fear of raising toxic dust that could endanger them or their neighbors downwind.
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