It’s been a year since the deadliest fire in California history destroyed 90% of the town of Paradise, killing 85 people. Much of the burned debris has been removed and empty lots remain. Most of the fire survivors are scattered, living in other towns and cities. But there are a few who have moved back to Paradise, and dream of a day when the town is vibrant again.
2019: Paradise, California, Rebuilds After Camp Fire
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An excavator loads debris onto a truck, Feb. 8, 2019, while clearing a property burned by the Camp Fire in Paradise, Calif. Fears of harming an endangered frog species have forced crews to delay cleaning debris from about 800 properties in Paradise.
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Robert Bean pauses at lot where a building was destroyed in last years Camp Fire in Paradise, Calif., Nov. 8, 2019.
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Joe Budds, a construction foreman for Otto Construction, inspects one of the rooms at the Feather River Hospital, Oct. 17, 2019, which was damaged during last year's Camp Fire in Paradise, Calif.
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A home is rebuilt, Oct. 18, 2019, after the last year's Camp Fire in Paradise, Calif., Only a handful of homes have been rebuilt in the community that lost nearly 9,000 residences in last year's Camp Fire.
