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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.

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Rethinking Disaster Recovery After A California Town Is Leveled By Wildfire

7:25am May 28, 2019

by Kirk Siegler

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?

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David Anderson is a property owner and builder in Paradise, Calif. He expects the housing market to eventually come back after the Camp Fire burned nearly 90 percent of the town to the ground.

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Rebuilding Paradise, One New Home At A Time

11:31am March 20, 2019

by Marc Albert

While many doubt the wisdom of rebuilding in a fire zone, the first building permits have been issued as the town of Paradise, Calif. begins to recover from the devastating Camp Fire of last November.

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