Title: Fire in Paradise : an American tragedy /
Authors: Gee, Alastair; Anguiano, Dani
Year: 2020
Subjects: Wildfires California Paradise.; Fires Casualties; Natural disasters California.; Climatic changes; First responders Anecdotes.; Fire extinction Accidents California; HISTORY United States State & Local West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY); NATURE Natural Disasters.; SOCIAL SCIENCE Disasters & Disaster Relief.; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING Fire Science.; Natural disasters; First responders; Fires Casualties; Fire extinction Accidents; Climatic changes; Wildfires; Wildfires.; Forest fires.; Electrical engineering.; Fire management.; Paradise (Calif.); California; California Paradise
Abstract: November 8, 2018. Paradise, California, a community of 27,000 souls, was destroyed in a fire that left 86 dead. Gee and Anguiano offer a dramatic narrative the disaster based on hundreds of in-depth interviews with residents and first responders. They also explore the science of wildfires in a time of dramatic climate change, the role of the power company PG&E in the blaze, and the efforts to raise Paradise from the ruins. -- adapted from jacket
Contents: Paradise. A gold rush town ; Off the grid ; Firebrands -- Hell. Daybreak ; Stay or go ; The cemetery ; The day after -- Ashes and seeds. A city dispersed ; Search and recovery ; A pile of ashes ; The perfect fire.