Title: Fire in Paradise
Description: 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

Bay Area-based reporters for The Guardian, Alastair Gee and Dani Anguiano, relate the story of the worst American wildfire in a century, weaving together a portrait of the remarkable California community of 27,000 souls, destroyed wholesale in a fire that left 86 dead, while offering a bigger-picture exploration of the science of wildfires in a time of dramatic climate change. Alastair Gee is a seasoned science/nature writer based in San Francisco and Dani Anguiano is a local reporter from nearby Chico, who personally knows many of the heroes, first responders, and victims.
Subjects: California, history, local, Fires, Forest fires, New York Times reviewed, Wildfires, Casualties, Natural disasters, Climatic changes, First responders, Anecdotes, Fire extinction, Accidents, HISTORY, State & Local, West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY), NATURE, SOCIAL SCIENCE, Disasters & Disaster Relief, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING, Fire Science, Electrical engineering, Fire management