Amid smoke and ash, wildfire-scarred Paradise rebuilds
4 years, 4 months ago

Amid smoke and ash, wildfire-scarred Paradise rebuilds

Associated Press  

PARADISE, Calif. — When flames chased Chuck and Janie Dee down the mountain two years ago, they thought they’d never be back. The 2018 fire struck two weeks before Thanksgiving, destroyed roughly 19,000 structures in and around Paradise and killed 85 people. The latest fire to threaten the town came when Pacific Gas & Electric had shut off power in Paradise and parts of more than 20 counties for fear of high winds causing power lines to spark fires — as happened in 2018. It’s the first local election in Paradise since the fire, giving residents a chance to weigh in on the town’s future.

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5 years after California's deadliest wildfire, survivors forge different paths toward recovery
1 year, 2 months ago

5 years after California's deadliest wildfire, survivors forge different paths toward recovery

The Independent  

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5 years after California’s deadliest wildfire, survivors forge different paths toward recovery
1 year, 2 months ago

5 years after California’s deadliest wildfire, survivors forge different paths toward recovery

Associated Press  

PARADISE, Calif. — On the day Paradise burned, Gwen Nordgren stopped her car just long enough to rescue a young woman escaping by foot. FILE - Homes leveled by the Camp Fire line the Ridgewood Mobile Home Park retirement community in Paradise, Calif., Monday, Dec. 3, 2018. Empty rows line the Ridgewood Mobile Home Park, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023, five …

Five years after the Camp fire, Paradise survivors see a hard future for Maui
1 year, 4 months ago

Five years after the Camp fire, Paradise survivors see a hard future for Maui

LA Times  

Whipping winds, a sky blackened by smoke. “It’s cool to see houses being built, and people coming home, and new people moving in and taking pride in our community.” Miller, who grew up in Paradise, was living in Texas at the time of the fire — she and her husband had moved there six months prior for his job. But …

Scenes of devastation as wildfire burns Hawaii resort town
1 year, 5 months ago

Scenes of devastation as wildfire burns Hawaii resort town

Al Jazeera  

Anger was growing on Saturday over the official response to an inferno that levelled a Hawaiian town, killing at least 93 people in the deadliest wildfire in the United States in over 100 years. The most serious blaze swept into Lahaina on Tuesday and destroyed nearly every building in the town of 12,000, leaving a grid of grey rubble wedged …

In Fire Scorched California, Town Aims To Buy The Highest At-Risk Properties
3 years, 4 months ago

In Fire Scorched California, Town Aims To Buy The Highest At-Risk Properties

NPR  

In Fire Scorched California, Town Aims To Buy The Highest At-Risk Properties Enlarge this image toggle caption Kirk Siegler/NPR Kirk Siegler/NPR By the heat of the afternoon, smoke from the largest wildfire burning in the U.S., the Dixie Fire, drifts into Paradise, Calif. "Quite literally, it's hanging over your head," says Dan Efseaff, director of the Paradise Recreation and District. …

Paradise again threatened as deadly fires push toward towns gutted by 2018 inferno
4 years, 3 months ago

Paradise again threatened as deadly fires push toward towns gutted by 2018 inferno

LA Times  

A November 2018 photo of Paradise High School. Two years after being decimated by the worst blaze in California history, the town of Paradise was again under threat, this time from the deadly North Complex fire. Butte County sheriff’s officials issued an evacuation order for Pulga and Concow and an evacuation warning for the town of Paradise, which was mostly …

Paradise community gathers on anniversary of Camp Fire
5 years, 2 months ago

Paradise community gathers on anniversary of Camp Fire

Associated Press  

PARADISE, Calif. — One year after Paradise burned, hundreds of people gathered in the parking lot of a former bank building in the Northern California town to pause for 85 seconds — one for each person who died. The most poignant reminder of the fire’s devastation was unveiled Friday when artist Jessie Mercer displayed a statue made from 12,000 keys …

Paradise rebuilds, but fire safety sometimes takes a back seat to economic realities
5 years, 2 months ago

Paradise rebuilds, but fire safety sometimes takes a back seat to economic realities

LA Times  

Victoria Sinclaire, second from right, and her family were the first to rebuild their home in Paradise, Calif. “If you make it so difficult to build, they’ll just leave.” A vision for Paradise In the first few months after the fire, the town didn’t know where to start. “Having this zone right next to a building is pretty important,” said …

Safety questions still swirl in Paradise year after wildfire
5 years, 2 months ago

Safety questions still swirl in Paradise year after wildfire

Associated Press  

PARADISE, Calif. — There was “no way in hell” Victoria Sinclaire was rebuilding in Paradise. “As we saw in the Camp Fire, the town’s really well set up to kill people with wildfire,” said Lunder, who lives in nearby Chico. “If you take away all the trees, it’s what we’re here for, is for the trees,” resident Vincent Childs told …

Residents Of Paradise And Other Towns Destroyed By Wildfire Must Wait To Go Home
5 years, 11 months ago

Residents Of Paradise And Other Towns Destroyed By Wildfire Must Wait To Go Home

NPR  

Residents Of Paradise And Other Towns Destroyed By Wildfire Must Wait To Go Home Enlarge this image toggle caption Kirk Siegler/NPR Kirk Siegler/NPR Three months have passed since the deadly Camp Fire devastated towns in the mountains of Butte County, Calif., leaving residents with burned-out properties covered with potentially toxic debris. Enlarge this image toggle caption Kirk Siegler/NPR Kirk Siegler/NPR …

Some evacuation orders lifted for California wildfire area
6 years, 1 month ago

Some evacuation orders lifted for California wildfire area

Associated Press  

PARADISE, Calif. — Authorities are lifting evacuation orders for some Northern California communities ravaged by the state’s deadliest wildfire but said no traffic will be allowed into the town of Paradise, which was the most devastated community in last month’s blaze. The Butte County Sheriff’s office on Sunday said residents of neighborhoods in nearby Magalia can return to the area …

Paradise lost: How California’s deadliest wildfire unfolded
6 years, 1 month ago

Paradise lost: How California’s deadliest wildfire unfolded

CNN  

CNN — What started as the wind-driven wildfires common in California escalated into fast-moving infernos, roaring through homes and sending thousands fleeing in the middle of the night. JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images Lidia Steineman, who lost her home in the Camp Fire, prays during a vigil for fire victims on November 18 in Chico, California. Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images Firefighters work to …

California wildfires: Death toll rises to 65, searches underway for 630 missing people
6 years, 2 months ago

California wildfires: Death toll rises to 65, searches underway for 630 missing people

ABC  

The deadliest wildfires in California's history have killed at least 65 people and more than 600 are still missing as authorities continue to search for victims. Key points: The list of those missing has doubled in a day from 297 to 630 About 50,000 people remain under evacuation orders Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea expects list of missing to fluctuate …

Despite fire after fire, Paradise continued to boom — until California’s worst wildfire hit
6 years, 2 months ago

Despite fire after fire, Paradise continued to boom — until California’s worst wildfire hit

LA Times  

Paradise boomed over the last four decades as a popular retirement spot even though fires destroyed homes every few years. Johnson has been living in Paradise for 48 years and says of the fire, “I’ve never seen anything like it.” 12 / 37 The sun rises over the burned hills near Paradise, Calif., as the Camp fire continues to burn. …

Death toll from the Paradise fire jumps to 42, making it the worst in California history
6 years, 2 months ago

Death toll from the Paradise fire jumps to 42, making it the worst in California history

LA Times  

The evacuation of patients continues at the Feather River Hospital in Paradise. Hospital workers embrace as they evacuate patients from the Feather River Hospital in Paradise, Calif. Hillery Johnson prepares to leave here horse, Augie in a shopping center parking lot after law enforcement officers said it was time to leave as the Camp fire approached and there is no …

Paradise fire becomes one of California’s worst: 6,700 structures lost; at least nine dead
6 years, 2 months ago

Paradise fire becomes one of California’s worst: 6,700 structures lost; at least nine dead

LA Times  

The evacuation of patients continues at the Feather River Hospital in Paradise. Hospital workers embrace as they evacuate patients from the Feather River Hospital in Paradise, Calif. Hillery Johnson prepares to leave here horse, Augie in a shopping center parking lot after law enforcement officers said it was time to leave as the Camp fire approached and there is no …

Paradise, Calif., Destroyed By Wildfire, Authorities Say
6 years, 2 months ago

Paradise, Calif., Destroyed By Wildfire, Authorities Say

NPR  

Paradise, Calif., Destroyed By Wildfire, Authorities Say Enlarge this image toggle caption Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Updated at 5:15 a.m. The Camp Fire started Thursday morning near Paradise, a town of around 27,000 people some 90 miles north of Sacramento. Enlarge this image toggle caption Noah Berger/AP Noah Berger/AP "Pretty much the community of Paradise is destroyed, it's …

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