Nov 21 Watch 4:54 Housing California residents displaced by fires proves difficult In the areas of California hit hard by recent wildfires, displaced residents are struggling to find shelter. In some of these places, like Chico, there was already a housing shortage even before the fires hit. What resources are available to… Continue watching
Nov 19 Watch 7:41 The daunting task of identifying victims of the Camp Fire In the 11 days since Northern California's Camp Fire ignited, residents have experienced “hell on earth." Firefighters have now contained about 66 percent of the fire. But as rain approaches, rescuers scramble to locate the nearly 1,000 people still missing--fearing… Continue watching
Nov 18 Searchers in California fires step up efforts ahead of rain By Sudhin Thanawala, Terence Chea, Associated Press Searchers combing a Northern California town leveled by a deadly wildfire stepped up their efforts Sunday ahead of rains forecast later this week in the fire zone where 76 bodies have been recovered so far. Continue reading
Nov 15 Watch 6:07 Paradise gone, wildfire evacuees faced with rebuilding their lives By Cat Wise In the tally of death and destruction from California's Camp fire, officials confirm that 56 people died, 130 are missing and 8,800 homes have been destroyed in the town of Paradise. Special correspondent Cat Wise reports from Chico, California, where… Continue watching
Nov 11 Watch 3:53 In Paradise, on the search for life after Camp Fire By PBS News Hour As rescue teams scoured ashes for signs of life after a wildfire destroyed the town of Paradise in northern California, the death toll rose to at least 23. And with hundreds still missing, it may become the deadliest fire in… Continue watching
Nov 11 Rescues, not firefight prove emotional for firefighters By Don Thompson, Associated Press The fire that leveled the hillside town of Paradise, population 27,000, and claimed at least 23 lives, roared in so fast that for the first 24 hours, there was no firefight at all — just rescues. Continue reading
Nov 10 Death toll in California fire climbs to 23 as search goes on By Gillian Flaccus, Don Thompson, Paul Elias, Associated Press Authorities called in a mobile DNA lab and anthropologists to help identify the dead as the search went on Sunday for victims of the most destructive wildfire in California history. Continue reading
Nov 10 2 killed in Southern California fire that’s doubled in size By Jonathan J. Cooper, Brian Melley, Associated Press Wildfires burning across California have now killed 11 people, including nine found dead in a massive fire in Northern California that destroyed the town of Paradise. Continue reading
Nov 10 Deadly fire leveled a California town in less than a day By Paul Elias, Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press And on Saturday, President Donald Trump threatened to withhold federal funding from California, claiming that its forest management is, "so poor."… Continue reading