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Wildfire Devastates California Town of Paradise (apnews.com)
A number of readers have shared this report: Tens of thousands of people fled a fast-moving wildfire Thursday in Northern California, some clutching babies and pets as they abandoned vehicles and struck out on foot ahead of the flames that forced the evacuation of an entire town and destroyed hundreds of structures. "Pretty much the community of Paradise is destroyed, it's that kind of devastation," said Cal Fire Capt. Scott McLean late Thursday. "The wind that was predicted came and just wiped it out."
McLean estimated that a couple of thousand structures were destroyed in the town of 27,000 residents about 180 miles (290 kilometers) northeast of San Francisco, where residents scrambled to flee. The extent of the injuries and specific damage count was not immediately known as officials could not access the dangerous area.
McLean estimated that a couple of thousand structures were destroyed in the town of 27,000 residents about 180 miles (290 kilometers) northeast of San Francisco, where residents scrambled to flee. The extent of the injuries and specific damage count was not immediately known as officials could not access the dangerous area.
California stopped using the forest service to clear fire breaks because "we need to conserve nature man".
This is a lie.
California does not prohibit fire breaks. They are simply completely ineffectual in case of most CA fires. These fires easily cross firebreaks because of dense and dry vegetation and then jump back to trees, as there's a huge number of tinder-dry dead trees from the recent drought.
The best way to fix it is to remove dead trees but this requires a lot of money and effort.