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    Rethinking Disaster Recovery After A California Town Is Leveled By Wildfire

    The 2018 Camp Fire destroyed 90% of the town of Paradise, Calif., and killed 85 people. Should the federal government jump in to rebuild communities at high risk of future disasters?
    by Kirk Siegler May 28, 2019 5 minutes
    Dan Efseaff of the Paradise Recreation and Park District points to where the fire came over the ridge and into Paradise. Cal Fire determined that the fire started near the rural community of Pulga, east of Paradise.

    When the Camp Fire raced into the Northern California town of Paradise on Nov. 8, destroying nearly 19,000 structures and claiming 85 lives, Chris Beaudis narrowly escaped. He drove out of the Sierra foothills in his Ford Bronco with only his pit bull. He lost everything and has no insurance.

    "It's been really stressful at times," he says. "You think that it's the end of the world, especially when everything you have is gone."

    All Beaudis has for now is a 300-square-foot FEMA camper trailer. It is wedged into a corner of the fairgrounds in Yuba City, in the valley about 50 miles south of what's left of Paradise. His is one of about 7,200 Camp Fire survivor households relying on direct federal aid, according to FEMA.

    "Thank God that I was finally able to get on the help list and receive

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