Paradise area was heaven for victims of deadly wildfire
5 years, 11 months ago

Paradise area was heaven for victims of deadly wildfire

Associated Press  

On that frantic morning, TK Huff was calm. One hundred days later — with the aid of public records showing the locations of victims’ deaths, CalFire mapping of the fire’s progression and dozens of interviews — their stories can be told. “We told him, ‘You need to evacuate now,’” said his granddaughter Jordan Huff, 22, who lived in Paradise. On the eastern edge of Paradise, 93-year-old Dorothy Lee Herrera had already left a frantic voicemail for her son, Arthur Lee: “There’s a fire, we’ve got to get out!” But by the time he called back, there was no answer. “The general consensus was that Andy would not have abandoned Ernie,” he said, “but if Ernie had passed or told Andy to save himself, he would have.” By the time the fire reached Burt and Foss, it was 10:45 a.m. Minutes later, the inferno consumed David Marbury, 66.

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Displaced again: California family loses home in Park fire, years after relocating from Paradise
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Displaced again: California family loses home in Park fire, years after relocating from Paradise

LA Times  

Kristy Daneau takes a video as she and her family evacuate from Cohasset, just north of Chico, as the Park fire moves closer. “I kind of knew then, like, we’re never coming home again — again, again,” she said. “It happened at the right time of the day … communication lines hadn’t dropped; they gave us an early evacuation warning,” …

WATCH: Thousands Evacuated As California's Park Fire Expands To Over 370,000 Acres
5 months, 2 weeks ago

WATCH: Thousands Evacuated As California's Park Fire Expands To Over 370,000 Acres

News 18  

Dozens of firefighters were dispatched to the US state of California Monday to battle the state’s largest blaze of the year, which has prompted thousands of evacuations and already burned an area larger than the city of Los Angeles. For more information on active statewide incidents, visit https://t.co/CfcEwIPpfd pic.twitter.com/cbAc2Y8AX0— CAL FIRE July 29, 2024 CALIFORNIA WILDFIRESBREAKING – California Battles One …

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 …

They lost everything in the Paradise fire. Now they’re reliving their grief as fires rage in Hawaii
1 year, 5 months ago

They lost everything in the Paradise fire. Now they’re reliving their grief as fires rage in Hawaii

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Melissa Crick was heartbroken this week while watching videos on her phone of people fleeing from a fast-moving wildfire in Hawaii. “I’m not at all surprised that Hawaii has had a fire like this,” Safford said. “It was just a matter of time.” As images filled news reports from Hawaii this week, Paradise was one of the …

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 …

A wary and traumatized Paradise watches the raging inferno from nearby California fires
4 years, 4 months ago

A wary and traumatized Paradise watches the raging inferno from nearby California fires

CNN  

CNN — On Wednesday morning, with the skies dimmed by the smoke from nearby wildfires, Paradise, California, resident Mary Ludwig got out of bed and started filling laundry baskets with personal belongings. After escaping from the Camp Fire two years ago on a school bus with more than 20 students, she knows one thing: “I can never be trapped like …

Explosive fire again threatens Paradise, town devastated by California’s deadliest blaze
4 years, 4 months ago

Explosive fire again threatens Paradise, town devastated by California’s deadliest blaze

LA Times  

Several Northern California fires are now threatening communities in Butte County, including Paradise, which was largely destroyed in 2018 in what was the worst fire in California history. Jay Kurth, incident commander for the U.S. Forest Service, said the agency was still working Wednesday morning to “figure out where the fire footprint really is” because of the extreme overnight activity. …

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 …

Wildfire scientists warn it’s only getting worse
6 years, 1 month ago

Wildfire scientists warn it’s only getting worse

CNN  

Paradise, California CNN — Every man-made thing that burned, burned all the way. 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 control the Camp Fire on November 14 north of Oroville, California. Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images A …

California's deadliest and most destructive wildfires have been contained
6 years, 1 month ago

California's deadliest and most destructive wildfires have been contained

ABC  

A massive wildfire that killed at least 85 people and destroyed thousands of homes in Northern California has been fully contained after burning for more than two weeks. Key points: At least 88 dead and almost 20,00 buildings, mostly homes, destroyed in two fires Rain has helped firefighting efforts but fears flash floods and mudslides could be caused by further …

California fire: What started as a tiny brush fire became the state’s deadliest wildfire. Here’s how
6 years, 1 month ago

California fire: What started as a tiny brush fire became the state’s deadliest wildfire. Here’s how

LA Times  

A man rests at a shelter at the Church of the Nazarene in Oroville, Calif. Megan Butler, 26, and her daughter Aurora, 2, are homeless after their house burned down in Concow in the Camp fire. Alexandria Wilson, 21, consoles her boyfriend, Jacob Golden, 25, as they recount their harrowing escape from the Camp Fire at a relative’s house in …

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 …

Sheriff: California wildfire’s death toll rises to 48
6 years, 2 months ago

Sheriff: California wildfire’s death toll rises to 48

Associated Press  

PARADISE, Calif. — Ernest Foss was a musician who gave lessons out of his home when he lived in San Francisco, where an amplifier that ran the length of a wall served as the family’s living room couch. James Wiley said sheriff’s deputies informed him that his father, Carl, was among the dead, but the younger Wiley hadn’t been able …

'We are not out of the woods yet': Southern California wildfire rises again in Santa Monica Mountains
6 years, 2 months ago

'We are not out of the woods yet': Southern California wildfire rises again in Santa Monica Mountains

Firstpost  

A massive plume rose suddenly at midmorning in the Santa Monica Mountains near the community of Lake Sherwood, prompting authorities to send numerous aircraft to drop fire retardant and water on the blaze. Forecasters had warned of ongoing fire danger because of persistent Santa Ana winds, the withering, dry gusts that sweep out of the interior toward the coast, pushing …

Southern California wildfire roars to life in wilderness
6 years, 2 months ago

Southern California wildfire roars to life in wilderness

Associated Press  

MALIBU, Calif. — Southern California’s huge wildfire roared to life again Tuesday in a mountain wilderness area. A massive plume rose suddenly at midmorning in the Santa Monica Mountains near the community of Lake Sherwood, prompting authorities to send numerous aircraft to drop fire retardant and water on the blaze. “That number is going to rise significantly,” Los Angeles County …

As California’s deadliest wildfire closed in, evacuation orders were slow to arrive
6 years, 2 months ago

As California’s deadliest wildfire closed in, evacuation orders were slow to arrive

LA Times  

Aerial view of destruction from the Camp fire in Paradise off of Clark Road. 6 / 37 A crew recovers the remains of a dog on Lawndale Lane in Paradise, Calif. 7 / 37 A horse at the Butte County Fairgrounds has its owner’s phone number on its neck 8 / 37 Outside of Pulga, Calif., on the North Fork …

Dead in cars and homes: Northern California fire toll at 42
6 years, 2 months ago

Dead in cars and homes: Northern California fire toll at 42

Associated Press  

PARADISE, Calif. — The dead were found in burned-out cars, in the smoldering ruins of their homes, or next to their vehicles, apparently overcome by smoke and flames before they could jump in behind the wheel and escape. At least 42 people were confirmed dead in the wildfire that turned the Northern California town of Paradise and outlying areas into …

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. …

California fires: Authorities, relatives step up search for at least 228 missing
6 years, 2 months ago

California fires: Authorities, relatives step up search for at least 228 missing

ABC  

With hearses standing by, crews have stepped up the search for bodies in the smoking ruins of Paradise, and relatives desperately looked for at least 228 missing loved ones, as wind-whipped wildfires raged at both ends of California. Key points: More than 8,000 firefighters are involved The worst-affected township is Paradise, in Northern California, which was largely destroyed A mobile …

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 …

Stunning NASA Photos Show California's Devastating Wildfires From Space
6 years, 2 months ago

Stunning NASA Photos Show California's Devastating Wildfires From Space

Huff Post  

Satellite photos captured by NASA show how large California’s wildfires have become as they continue to burn vast areas of the state. In the photos below, taken from NASA’s Terra satellite on Friday, massive plumes of smoke can be seen drifting over the Pacific Ocean from fires in Northern and Southern California. The Camp fire in Northern California has devastated …

California wildfires: At least nine killed; celebrities forced to flee as fires burn across state
6 years, 2 months ago

California wildfires: At least nine killed; celebrities forced to flee as fires burn across state

ABC  

Wildfires have been burning out of control across California, killing at least nine people in a mountain town and forcing residents to flee the upscale beach community of Malibu in the face of a monster fire storm. Key points: Nine people killed and 35 missing in California wildfires Authorities say this is the wildfire event they have feared for a …

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 …

Hundreds trapped and thousands flee an area of northern California as blaze swells to 5,000 acres
6 years, 2 months ago

Hundreds trapped and thousands flee an area of northern California as blaze swells to 5,000 acres

Daily Mail  

A town of 27,000 people has been ‘pretty much destroyed’ by a raging wildfire that forced terrified residents to flee their homes clutching pets and babies and collapsing pillions fell across roads. A PG&E truck makes its way past a hot spot fire in Paradise, California A firefighter directs an unidentified driver who narrowly survived after a large tree fell …

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 …

California wildfire: Two children among five dead and 17 missing as disaster intensifies
6 years, 5 months ago

California wildfire: Two children among five dead and 17 missing as disaster intensifies

The Independent  

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