Five years after one of the worst wildfires in American history, the town of Paradise, Calif., is slowly being rebuilt. Kirk Siegler/NPR hide caption
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Hawaii officials have said recovering from the Maui wildfires will be a long and costly process. Residents of Paradise, Calif., know what that's like. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
'Give yourself grace': Camp Fire survivors offer advice to people in Maui
A wildfire in Maui destroyed the historic town of Lahaina and killed at least 101 people, making it the worst natural disaster in state history and the deadliest U.S. wildfire in over a century. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Bill Cook's family home in Paradise, Calif., was destroyed by the Camp Fire in 2018. Like the vast majority of 67,000 fire victims of multiple PG&E-related fires, Cook's family has yet to see a dime. Courtesy Bill Cook hide caption
As PG&E Fire Victim Trust Racks Up $51 Million In Fees, Survivors Wait For Help
Dan Wentland, Sherry Wentland, Gwynn Harris, and Randy Harris (left to right) attend services at the Lantana Road Baptist Church on March 8, 2020. The couples have known each other since the 1970s and lived in Paradise, Calif., until the 2018 Camp Fire destroyed their town. Lily Jamali/KQED hide caption
After California's Camp Fire, Some People From Paradise Put Down Roots In Tennessee
The 2018 Camp Fire killed 85 people in all and destroyed nearly 19,000 buildings. Noah Berger/AP hide caption
Seen in August 2019, the remains of a home destroyed in Northern California's 2018 Camp Fire. Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption
Chelsea Isaacs sits on the couch in her RV with her 2-year-old twin daughters, Harper and Riley, and her mother, Kim Schwartz, on June 11 in Magalia, Calif. They have been living for almost a year in an RV after the Camp Fire destroyed their home in 2018. A month after their house burned down, Chelsea found out she was pregnant with a second set of twins with her partner, Noah. Rachel Bujalski for NPR hide caption
A new home under construction in Paradise, Calif. Kirk Siegler/NPR hide caption
PG&E says it will pay $11 billion to resolve insurance companies' claims from the 2017 Northern California wildfires and the 2018 Camp Fire. Here, destroyed homes are seen in Paradise, Calif., where the Camp Fire raged last November. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
A mobile home park destroyed by last year's wildfire in Paradise, California. Those rebuilding homes and lives say they're getting contradictory messages about whether the water is safe to drink. Meredith Rizzo/NPR hide caption
Water Uncertainty Frustrates Victims Of California's Worst Wildfire
Efseaff says this area of land could serve the community in the future as a park and a firebreak. Meredith Rizzo/NPR hide caption
Rethinking Disaster Recovery After A California Town Is Leveled By Wildfire
Volunteer rescue workers search for human remains in the rubble of homes burned in the Camp Fire in Paradise, Calif. State officials say the fire was caused by PG&E power lines. Terry Chea/AP hide caption
A homemade sign hangs on the fence surrounded Paradise Elementary School. The school was destroyed by the fire and the rubble is now being bulldozed and cleaned up. Michelle Wiley/KQED hide caption
6 Months After Paradise Burned, Trauma Endures For Kids And Adults
A burned-out property sits next to a home that's still standing near Paradise six months after the Camp Fire. The fire was the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history. Meredith Rizzo/NPR hide caption
More Than 1,000 Families Still Searching For Homes 6 Months After The Camp Fire
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. Marc Albert/North State Public Radio hide caption
Cal Poly architecture students focused on reimagining and rebuilding Paradise, Calif., by presenting models, renderings and updated concepts during a community forum in Chico, Calif. Jason Halley, CSU, Chico hide caption
'Reimagining Paradise' — Making Plans To Rebuild A Town Destroyed By Wildfire
A vehicle rests in front of a home leveled by the Camp Fire in Paradise, Calif., in a photo from December. Pacific Gas & Electric says its equipment may have ignited the 2018 fire. Noah Berger/AP hide caption
Maleah Ballejos reunited with her dog, Kingston, who was missing for 101 days in the aftermath of the Camp Fire in Paradise, Calif. Ben Lepe/AP hide caption
Chico Housing Action Team organizers Leslie Johnson, left, Charles Withuhn, center, and Bill Kurnizki, right, in the field in south Chico where they plan to soon break ground on a 33-unit tiny home community for homeless adults called Simplicity Village. Eric Westervelt/NPR hide caption
Tiny Homes For Homeless Get The Go-Ahead In The Wake of California's Worst Wildfire
Tom and Tamara Conry stand outside their home in Paradise, Calif., which was almost untouched by November's deadly Camp Fire. Their property insurer notified them in December that it would not renew their policy past January. Pauline Bartolone/Capital Public Radio hide caption
Their Home Survived The Camp Fire — But Their Insurance Did Not
The Camp Fire burned so hot and intense there is little remaining in the mountains near Concow, Calif. Residents would like to camp out on their properties, but the federal government says they have to wait until toxic debris is cleared. Kirk Siegler/NPR hide caption
Residents Of Paradise And Other Towns Destroyed By Wildfire Must Wait To Go Home
After the Camp Fire in November, thousands of people whose homes were destroyed were forced to seek refuge in nearby Chico, Calif. Some 700 people, some in their RVs, are still living at a Red Cross shelter at the Chico fairgrounds. The shelter is expected to close at the end of January. Kirk Siegler/NPR hide caption
In The Aftermath Of The Camp Fire, A Slow, Simmering Crisis In Nearby Chico
California utility PG&E Corp. said Monday that it plans to file for bankruptcy over what it estimates could be $30 billion in potential liability costs from recent wildfires. Here, transmission towers in a valley near Paradise, Calif., as the Camp Fire burns in November 2018. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption