Camp Fire

Last Friday marked six years since The Camp Fire devastated many communities in Butte County. NSPR has been speaking with those aiding in recovery.

Nov. 8 marked six years since the devastating Camp Fire. NSPR has been speaking with those working in recovery in the burn scar. Today, we hear from Scott Amick from Paradise Parks and Recreation District. Also, loose soils in the Park Fire burn scar are creating an ongoing flash flood risk during heavy rain, and artist Valerie Rose continues to promote the importance of Deaf culture in her public art with an upcoming mural at Show Love Thrift in Chico.

The Camp Fire devastated many communities in Butte County on Nov. 8, 2018. NSPR spoke with those involved with recovery to learn what’s changed over the last six years.

This past week marked six years since the devastating Camp Fire. NSPR has been speaking with those working in recovery. Today, we hear from Amy Rohrer, Valley Contractors Exchange director. Also, Butte County is warning residents of increased flood risk due to the Park Fire, and an investigation of conditions that led to the Shoe Fire found a Shasta County landowner responsible.

The Camp Fire happened six years ago, affecting many communities across Butte County. Bruce Yerman talks about the scale of recovery and its greater effects.

Today marks six years since the devastating Camp Fire. NSPR has been speaking with those working in recovery. Today we hear from Bruce Yerman, Director of Operations for the Camp Fire Collaborative. Also, at 11:08 a.m. NSPR will be joining the community for a moment of silence for survivors of the fire and the 85 people who lost their lives. And, we get an update on where ballots are in being processed in Butte County.

Officials say going up Skyway could be dangerous due to the fire’s location. Also, Paradise’s siren system would be “the last effort” if the town’s evacuation warning is upgraded to an order, and officials say to watch out for misinformation on social media.

Several weeks of county-led meetings are giving communities a say in how new evacuation plans might be improved.

A feature film about the 2018 Camp Fire is in production in New Mexico. It stars Matthew McConaughey and America Ferrara and relates the story of a school bus driver’s desperate struggle to navigate the fire. Also, a historic fire tower in Plumas County has been the site of an annual artists residency program for nearly eight years. Plumas Arts and the Plumas National Forest are now looking for a 2024 resident, and Highway 70 has finally reopened to one-way traffic controls after months of ongoing rockslides and weather damage left it closed.

The new paper shows metal levels in watersheds around Paradise, though higher than normal, aren't “something that the public should be alarmed about.”