Camp Fire

The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Monday, September 29, 2025.

Crowds in Chico and Oroville filled local theaters for “The Lost Bus” — alongside the bus driver whose experience in the Camp Fire inspired the film.

The 2018 Camp Fire led to the creation of an instruction manual on how to support children after disasters. One of its creators is a Chico State professor.

This year, Chico State could face a budget deficit of over $30 million. To cut costs, university officials are slowing hiring, reducing travel, and trying to encourage more students to enroll.

A guide on how to support children after a disaster was recently created by an assistant professor at Chico State. It’s a result of people not having enough resources about helping children after the 2018 Camp Fire. Also, residents from around the region are showing up on Fridays to picket outside Congressman Doug LaMalfa’s office, and properties in downtown Chico might see a yearly increase in their assessments starting next year.

The California State Association of Counties hosted a conference on Thursday to discuss disaster recovery, prevention and needs with several county representatives.

A letter is being sent to Gov. Gavin Newsom from the Butte County Board of Supervisors. It focuses on recovery needs “from successive catastrophic wildfires” and asks for millions of dollars in state and federal support. Another letter to President Donald Trump was also discussed and put onto the next meeting’s agenda.

The Aaron Rodgers NorCal Fire Recovery Fund has a new grant that’s prioritizing projects that will support youth. Applications for the grant opened this week and will close at the end of February. Also, Butte County is holding four in-person meetings and two virtual meetings regarding the Mental Health Services Act, and Plumas County will soon make updates to its hazard mitigation plans.

Floods are expected to hit Butte County over the winter. Here’s how residents can create a plan. Also, an Avalanche Watch has been issued for the region around Mount Shasta and parts of Siskiyou County as the North State is buffeted by heavy rain and snow this week, and Chico Chai shares its love of tea with Chico by opening a new Chai House on Park Avenue.

Advocates are calling on landowners who can vote on the Tuscan Water District to cast their ballot against funding the groundwater management proposal. They say it unfairly favors large-scale, out-of-state landowners. Also, several flash flood warnings have been issued in the past few weeks. We hear from an expert about the National Flood Insurance Program, and the Chico Ice Rink is open for the season in downtown.