It Ain't Paradise any longer
The most destructive fire in California's history has now claimed at least 9 lives.However, at least 35 people are also missing.
Almost the entire town of Paradise California has been engulfed in flames.
The fire broke out rapidy, perhaps from electrical problems, and spread even more rapidly due
to the combination of 50 mph winds and very dry conditions.
From Weather.com
In response to:
9 Dead in Wildfire That Destroyed Northern California Town and Is Now the Most Destructive Fire in California History
By Pam Wright 3 hours ago weather.com
The town of Paradise was destroyed by the fire and nine people have lost their lives. The Camp Fire is now the most destructive fire in California history. Authorities confirmed several injuries and at least 6,700 structures destroyed in Butte County.
Nine people have died as a result of the Camp Fire, a fast-moving Northern California wildfire that has become the state's most destructive on record, officials said Friday night.
Butte County Sheriff Korey Honea said three people were found outside homes and four people inside vehicles. He said another victim was found outside near a vehicle.
All the victims were found in Paradise, a town of 27,000 that was evacuated as a result of the fire.
Authorities say they conducted numerous rescues Friday as they fought the flames, including using helicopters to rescue five people in the nearby community of Magalia.
An estimated 6,453 homes and 260 commercial structures have already been destroyed by the fire, according to CalFire. Another 15,000 remained threatened in the area.
An estimated 80 to 90 percent of Paradise was wiped out by flames Thursday night, the town mayor told the Sacremento Bee.
The sheriff says they have taken 35 reports of missing people.
Three firefighters have been injured, CalFire said Friday.
The Camp Fire, which started early Thursday morning, had grown in size to 156 square miles by Saturday morning and was 20 percent contained.
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. said in a one-paragraph summary filed Thursday with state utility regulators that it had experienced a problem on an electrical transmission line near the Camp Fire site 15 minutes before the blaze broke out, the Associated Press reported. The company said it later observed damage to a transmission tower on the line near the town of Paradise.
Capt. Scott McLean of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said crews basically gave up attacking the flames and instead helped people get out alive.
“There was really no firefight involved,” he said.
By Friday morning, the fire was encroaching on the nearby city of Chico, prompting new evacuations.
Capt. Scott McLean of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said flames from the blaze had reached the eastern side of Chico, a city of more than 90,000 residents.
The small communities of Stirling City and Inskip, north of Paradise, were also evacuated on Friday.
Officials told the Associated Press that some Paradise residents who attempted to escape the fire in their vehicles Thursday were forced to flee on foot – some holding pets and even babies in their grasp – as the flames drew closer. With few options out of Paradise, roads quickly became gridlocked, and abandoned cars left in the middle of the road only made problems worse.
"It is pure chaos up here," CHP public information officer Ryan Lambert told the Los Angeles Times.
Other towns evacuated included Centerville and Butte Creek, northwest of Paradise. Evacuations were also ordered in the nearby hamlets of Pulga and Concow.
"It’s bad," Honea told the Chico Enterprise-Record. "We’re trying to get as many people out as quickly as possible and save as many lives as we can."...
9 Dead in Wildfire That Destroyed Northern California Town and Is Now the Most Destructive Fire in California History
By Pam Wright 3 hours ago weather.com
The town of Paradise was destroyed by the fire and nine people have lost their lives. The Camp Fire is now the most destructive fire in California history. Authorities confirmed several injuries and at least 6,700 structures destroyed in Butte County.
Nine people have died as a result of the Camp Fire, a fast-moving Northern California wildfire that has become the state's most destructive on record, officials said Friday night.
Butte County Sheriff Korey Honea said three people were found outside homes and four people inside vehicles. He said another victim was found outside near a vehicle.
All the victims were found in Paradise, a town of 27,000 that was evacuated as a result of the fire.
Authorities say they conducted numerous rescues Friday as they fought the flames, including using helicopters to rescue five people in the nearby community of Magalia.
An estimated 6,453 homes and 260 commercial structures have already been destroyed by the fire, according to CalFire. Another 15,000 remained threatened in the area.
An estimated 80 to 90 percent of Paradise was wiped out by flames Thursday night, the town mayor told the Sacremento Bee.
The sheriff says they have taken 35 reports of missing people.
Three firefighters have been injured, CalFire said Friday.
The Camp Fire, which started early Thursday morning, had grown in size to 156 square miles by Saturday morning and was 20 percent contained.
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. said in a one-paragraph summary filed Thursday with state utility regulators that it had experienced a problem on an electrical transmission line near the Camp Fire site 15 minutes before the blaze broke out, the Associated Press reported. The company said it later observed damage to a transmission tower on the line near the town of Paradise.
Capt. Scott McLean of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said crews basically gave up attacking the flames and instead helped people get out alive.
“There was really no firefight involved,” he said.
By Friday morning, the fire was encroaching on the nearby city of Chico, prompting new evacuations.
Capt. Scott McLean of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said flames from the blaze had reached the eastern side of Chico, a city of more than 90,000 residents.
The small communities of Stirling City and Inskip, north of Paradise, were also evacuated on Friday.
Officials told the Associated Press that some Paradise residents who attempted to escape the fire in their vehicles Thursday were forced to flee on foot – some holding pets and even babies in their grasp – as the flames drew closer. With few options out of Paradise, roads quickly became gridlocked, and abandoned cars left in the middle of the road only made problems worse.
"It is pure chaos up here," CHP public information officer Ryan Lambert told the Los Angeles Times.
Other towns evacuated included Centerville and Butte Creek, northwest of Paradise. Evacuations were also ordered in the nearby hamlets of Pulga and Concow.
"It’s bad," Honea told the Chico Enterprise-Record. "We’re trying to get as many people out as quickly as possible and save as many lives as we can."...
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Comments (57)
Instead, they think of California as cities. However, because of the winds and sometimes dry conditions,
fires can spread rapidly and great distances. Of course, they can be started by many different causes,
natural & unnatural.
N - Very dangerous indeed, for both humans and wildlife.
G - Unfortunately, it happens far too often in California. Between that and the earthquakes,
I have little desire to live there. It can be a nice place to visit, however, if you time it right.
I felt emotional when I was watching on CNN imagine how lots of ppl are suffering from this.Hope they a haven of peace
I used to see the lighted signs as I had been traveling up the Mountains ,through Mountain Center upward to Idyllwild which is nestled in the San Jacinto mountains.
I also just learned that The San Andreas Fault is a continental transform fault that extends roughly 1,200 kilometers through California. It forms the tectonic boundary between the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate, and its motion is right-lateral strike-slip.According the Wikipedia that is.
Thank you for the kind words.In God we
trust that all things will be okay and better.Our government are in 24/7 alert especially to places affected.
It reminds me now of the 1990 earthquake which my city was the epicenter that made me jump from the second floor of the lady's dormitory just to save my life.
I drove through a fire once because I was in a big rig that was too long to make a U turn and the cops who were turning all the cars around waved us through. The fire was on both sides of the road and we had to close the windows to keep the heat and the flames out of the cab. I wasn't obeying any speed limits on that stretch. My biggest fear was the fire would use up all the oxygen in the air and my engine would shut down. That would be a death sentence.
Very sad story. As much as I love living on the West Coast, their disasters scare me more than living in hurricane alley. Sometimes it's the roll of the dice.
So much utter destruction in the path of that fire.
O - The worst US president in history continues to demonstrate his ineptness in office.
Trump threatens to cut off aid to California in their time of crisis.
It would not surprise me at all, if his main reason for going there, was a private meeting with Putin.
G - I have never been to Ireland. However, I know people who have, and they tell me it is a very lovely green place.
U - Life certainly can be a roll of the dice, and how to deal with the roll one gets.
Sometimes its better to change one's location. For instance, I do so each winter.
If birds & butterflies can migrate, why can't we.
E - I've seen similar video on the TV. It must be horrible to lose almost everything
and have to start all over again, and even worse, if you lose loved ones, or your own life.
I am, however, blaming Trump on his own behavior.
His statements are inaccurate and horribly timed.
President Trump's tweet on California wildfires angers firefighters, celebrities
By Amir Vera, CNN
Updated 7:17 AM ET, Mon November 12, 2018
Trio of wildfires wreaks havoc on California
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(CNN)President Donald Trump's tweet blaming "gross mismanagement" for the devastating California wildfires is sparking a backlash from top firefighters' associations, politicians and celebrities.
In a series of tweets Saturday, Trump said the state's deadly wildfires are a result of poor forest management and threatened to cut federal aid.
"There is no reason for these massive, deadly and costly forest fires in California except that forest management is so poor," Trump tweeted. "Billions of dollars are given each year, with so many lives lost, all because of gross mismanagement of the forests. Remedy now, or no more Fed payments!"
Donald J. Trump
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@realDonaldTrump
There is no reason for these massive, deadly and costly forest fires in California except that forest management is so poor. Billions of dollars are given each year, with so many lives lost, all because of gross mismanagement of the forests. Remedy now, or no more Fed payments!
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He doubled down Sunday in another tweet, again blaming forest management.
"With proper Forest Management, we can stop the devastation constantly going on in California. Get smart!" Trump tweeted.
Donald J. Trump
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@realDonaldTrump
With proper Forest Management, we can stop the devastation constantly going on in California. Get Smart!
We are not talking about tall uncut grass in a field, nor a few vines.
We are discussing a HUGE forest, that no one controls.
As LC pointed out, it took her friends 8 hours to drive out of the affected area.
I hope that helps you understand how big an area we are talking about
and that's in one direction.
As the gentleman above this comment wisely stated, these fires have been taking place
long before mankind roamed the earth. The trees have evolved alongside of them and adapted to germinate because of them.
That did not happen in a short time span.
If Trump really has a workable suggestion on how to control such a vast forest,
he should detail it at a later time.
Instead, his ridiculous statement had horrible timing and since he has no education in forestry, I doubt he understands the first thing about it.
He HAS demonstrated, that he is NOT an effective, nor an intelligent, nor an honest, leader.
B - Thanks for posting the Trump Tweets ridiculing the state of California in this matter.
I was not talking about grazing land , or grass covered areas . Full fire suppression is a mistake , planned burns , clearing forests back from built up area's , removing some housing that just can't be made safe , replacing trees with less flammable ones . Currently too hard , protesters would be up every tree , little old ladies having to move would be crying " no fire has ever killed me before " ,so we watch fires unfold every year .
@epirb when I lived in Southern parts of California the road crews would do some of what you described.They also would put up signs if the temps were right for people not to use outdoor grills. etc.
You're Welcome.
but this is heart breaking so sad, such loss .. its horrific
Travels are going to be in the end of January time. :)
Thanks for asking...hope all is well with you.
JS - Yes, sadly now 1,000 people missing and at least 71 confirmed dead.
IW - It truly is sad. So many lives quickly burned up. Finished too soon.
Finally some heavy rains to help the firefighters.
A new danger, mud slides, are possible.