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American Red Cross - Helping People Evacuate

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American Red Cross - Helping People Evacuate

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The American Red Cross posts this article explaining their efforts in evacuating people out of their homes and into safe refuge centres. This page also gives people ways they can help California through this rough time, and also sharing coping strategies with people who have been affected by this fire.

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California Wildfires - Thousands Deal with Heartbreaking Devastation

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Thousands of people continue to deal with the devastation left behind by the still raging wildfires in California, many having lost everything to the deadly flames. The American Red Cross is on the ground, providing shelter, food and comfort for them as fires continue to burn in both the northern and southern parts of the state.

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YouTube "NBC News" - Trump visits town of Camp fire

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YouTube "NBC News" - Trump visits town of Camp fire

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NBC News shows the devastation of deadly fires sweeping across the town of Camp, with Donald Trump giving his opinion of it. Trump believes that the forest fires are a cause of "poor forest management". Many Search & Rescue teams are going through rubbish and debris in search of missing people.

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With More Than 1,000 People Unaccounted For, Trump Visits California Fire Zones | NBC Nightly News

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When the California was told to evacuate, it was a lengthy process of sending out evacuations in groups. Many people were fleeing and were burned alive in their cars. In this article that was given by "The Daily Beast", it gives us a run down of what has happened in a nut shell, and also giving us insight of some of the citizens thoughts of the California fires.

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PARADISE, California-Eric Smith walked up to the pile of rubble where his childhood home used to be. Stunned and exhausted, the 36-year-old slumped over the front gate and removed his respirator mask.

"It looks like a bomb went off," he said. "My childhood has burnt down."

Walking on the northern outskirts of Paradise, where the Camp Fire has destroyed nearly 13,000 structures and killed 76 and counting, Smith recounted how he had spent time inside each of his neighbor's homes, many of which had collapsed in flames.

"We got a lot of work to do," Smith said. "The people that live here are all heart. Paradise is my heart."

It's been 11 days since 46,000 people were evacuated from California's most destructive wildfire on record. Local officials said on Saturday that the Camp Fire has incinerated 149,000 acres in Northern California and is only 55 percent contained.

Smith said his mom and stepfather were able to evacuate in time, but his uncle, one of the many senior citizens in this town of 27,000 people about 90 miles north of Sacramento, remains among the 1,276 missing persons (authorities have noted that the tally fluctuates wildly and may contain duplicates). Nonetheless, Smith said he didn't blame local authorities for the panicked evacuation.

"How could they have organized it?" Smith asked rhetorically. "The fire was burning 80 football fields a minute. There's one way in and out of here. I don't know how anyone could have organized anything."

Smith was referring to Skyway Blvd., a four-lane highway that runs down the middle of Paradise and serves as its central corridor. The city has a total of four roads that served as evacuation routes.

The first evacuation order in Paradise was issued at 7:46 a.m., about an hour after the first report of a fire, the Los Angeles Times reported Sunday, but only a quarter of the town received the warning. Paradise leaders had previously divided into quadrants to be evacuated one at a time. The rest of the town wasn't alerted for nearly another hour.

As residents fled, some were burned alive as they escaped on foot or in their cars. No one knows how many didn't get out in time. Five additional bodies were recovered on Saturday as law-enforcement officers and search-and-rescue volunteers assess what few structures remain and search for victims.

On Saturday, Cal Fire officials went house-to-house inspecting damage. Search-and-rescue teams, clad in white hazmat jumpsuits and yellow helmets, drew crosses with orange spray paint in front of residences and on cars. Vehicles were also adorned with yellow and pink flags to indicate those surveyed for survivors and the deceased.

"Lots of people died in their cars," said a Cal Fire worker.

Residents who escaped were forced to find shelter and continue breathing the world's worst air. Local authorities have not yet allowed residents to return to their homes, and they offered no timetable on Saturday for that reunion.

"We have to do due diligence in searching areas for human remains," said Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea at a Saturday evening press conference. "This is a daunting task."

Honea couldn't say whether the fire claimed higher numbers of victims in any particular neighborhoods of Paradise. In reflecting on the Nov. 8 evacuation, the sheriff told The Daily Beast it would be impossible to have evacuated an entire city without "chaos and difficulty."

"That said," he added, "As people were coming down, it was as orderly as could be under such a very, very frightening situation...We were able to save tens of thousands of lives."

A three-mile stretch of Skyview Blvd, the main artery out of the fire's path, remains a wasteland of thick smoke and demolished buildings. Some businesses along the central corridor-a mix of provincial mom and pop stores, antique shops and auto parts suppliers-are destroyed beyond recognition. Public utility workers collect power lines that are still littered across roads. Traffic lights are disconnected. Access to the town is restricted to a limited few, including firefighters, law enforcement officers, animal rescue volunteers and journalists.

"Just be careful," the Cal Fire worker cautioned. "Anything that can fall down, might fall down."

President Trump visited on Saturday and described a sense of shock by the "total devastation."

"We've never seen anything like this," Trump said. "Hopefully this will be the last of these, because it was a really, really bad one."

Christopher Morton and wife Jessica drove from house to house on Saturday leaving out food and water for cats, working as volunteers for the North Valley Animal Disaster Group. They carried a list of addresses and front door keys provided by residents who were forced to flee without their pets.

"They give us permission to go into their homes," Christopher Morton said. "The cats are usually in the bedroom, under the bed. That's like their spot."

He added, "It's been a week [since the evacuation], so most of the burned or wounded animals would be dead at this point."

Dogs had been picked up throughout the week and sent to shelters or veterinarians, depending on their condition, Morton said. Other abandoned animals included goats and chickens.

Displaced residents gathered at a Starbucks in the neighboring city of Chico to reflect on the catastrophe and discuss next steps. Nanci Stiggi, a 40-year resident of Paradise, and her husband Doug had received word that their home was destroyed. They are staying with their daughter and haven't determined whether they will return to Paradise.

"Many want to rebuild. Others don't want to be here. We're not going to make a decision in such a high emotional state," she said. "When we return, we hope to see if anything is left in the ashes. We're hoping for anything."

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Paradise, California Victims Burned Alive in Cars As They Fled

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PARADISE, California-Eric Smith walked up to the pile of rubble where his childhood home used to be. Stunned and exhausted, the 36-year-old slumped over the front gate and removed his respirator mask. "It looks like a bomb went off," he said. "My childhood has burnt down."

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Space.com - Photos of California Fire from Space

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Space.com - Photos of California Fire from Space

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Space gives the internet a view of how the California Wildfires look from outer space. There are multiple pictures to justify the intensity of how big this fire really is and how much it is effecting the environment.

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ECOSTRESS View of Carr Fire

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Mike Wall, Space.com Senior Writer

Michael has been writing for Space.com since 2010. His book about the search for alien life, " Out There," will be published on Nov. 13, 2018. Before becoming a science writer, Michael worked as a herpetologist and wildlife biologist. He has a Ph.D. in evolutionary biology from the University of Sydney, Australia, a bachelor's degree from the University of Arizona, and a graduate certificate in science writing from the University of California, Santa Cruz. To find out what his latest project is, you can follow Michael on Twitter.

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In Photos: The 2018 California Wildfires as Seen from Space

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Author Bio Mike Wall, Space.com Senior Writer Michael has been writing for Space.com since 2010. His book about the search for alien life, " Out There," will be published on Nov. 13, 2018. Before becoming a science writer, Michael worked as a herpetologist and wildlife biologist. He has a Ph.D.

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This link shows us how big and dangerous this fire has spread. It is a fairly interactive web page as you can zoom in or zoom out to find where the damage has spread to. The San Francisco Chronicle has also given a legend to understand what we are specifically looking at on the map. If you were to press on a town, it shows you how many acres it has spread, the containment percentage, the deaths, etc.

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Methodology:Fires are labeled when they are larger than 500 acres, cause damage to property, or when people are injured or killed as a result of the fire. Fire labels were last updated at .

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Methodology:Fires are labeled when they are larger than 500 acres, cause damage to property, or when people are injured or killed as a result of the fire. Fire labels were last updated at .

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Global - Drone goes over town of "Camp" 

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Global - Drone goes over town of "Camp" 

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Global News gives us a glimpse of the town of Camp after the devastating fire that has hit in this last month. A drone has been flown over where you are able to see multiple structures and homes burned to the ground. Most structures will not be able  to be saved and will have to start from the bottom up.

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California wildfires: Drone video shows devastation to Paradise caused by fires | Watch News Videos Online

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Watch California wildfires: Drone video shows devastation to Paradise caused by fires Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca

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BBN - Numbers of people gone missing has risen in California

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BBN - Numbers of people gone missing has risen in California

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In this article, it is questioned where over 1,000 people have gone missing. State officials have announced 76 dead in the state of California, but many citizens are still unaccounted for and are missing to this day. Police are still investigating the list of missing people and is updating everyday.

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Over the last few days the number of people unaccounted for in the deadly Camp Fire in northern California has skyrocketed to more than 1,200.

The sudden jump has led to some confusion among locals and officials alike.

The confirmed death toll of 76 is already a state record, so could this huge number of missing people really still be added to that?

The answer is not so simple, as authorities in the worst-hit area, Butte County, have openly admitted.

On Friday, when the list first soared to over 1,000, Sheriff Kory Honea described the database as "dynamic".

"The information I am providing you is raw data and we find there is the likely possibility that the list contains duplicate names," the sheriff said on Friday.

Officials say the large fluctuation is occurring as investigators try to compile all the missing person reports from calls, reports and emails since the fire began on 8 November.

The day Paradise burned down

Before and after snapshots

The fire spread rapidly, and many have reported having only minutes to gather their loved ones to try and escape through congested roads.

Because of the intensity of the fire, officials have warned the full recovery may take weeks as hundreds of specialists and cadaver dogs use reports to find and search residences for evidence of human remains.

Some news sources were quick to point out duplications or strange anomalies in the county's list, including an earlier version which listed five missing people as aged 119, according to the New York Times.

The newspaper reported that they were able to locate some people from the list on social media, who confirmed they were, in fact, fine.

The Associated Press (AP) highlighted the case of one resident, Tamara Conry, who posted on Facebook to reassure people of her safety.

"My husband and I are not missing and never were!" she wrote Thursday night on one of the pages for missing people.

"We have no family looking for us ... I called and left a message to take our names off."

Sheriff Honea has defended the decision to publish the list in its "raw" form.

"I can't let perfection get in the way of progress," the sheriff told the media on Friday.

"It's important for us to get the information out so that we can get started on identifying these unaccounted individuals."

With more than 12,000 buildings destroyed in the Camp Fire and evacuation orders still in place across swathes of California, thousands of residents are now spread out in temporary accommodation or shelters.

The difficulties in keeping track of who are actually missing, then, are obvious - and communication problems are compounding these further.

As towers and power lines perished in the blaze, so did mobile phone service in places. In some areas, temporary towers had to be installed by providers.

Away from the official list on the county website, missing posters are also being tacked around local bulletin boards and trees at encampments.

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Further afield, loved ones and friends are relying on social media groups to share images and information about people who haven't been in touch.

On the county list, many of the people whose ages are listed are elderly - reflecting the area's popularity as a retirement hotspot.

Paradise, the town in Butte County that was devastated by the wildfire, has an estimated population of about 27,000.

According to the latest census, about a quarter of those are aged 65 or over.

Eric Reinbold, the chief of police in Paradise, said the list's demographics underscore the difficulties in evacuating older residents in rapid emergency situations.

"Like any community, we had elderly folks and some of them gave up driving or can't drive," Chief Reinbold said.

If they did make it out, older residents may also be less likely to have access to the internet or other mobile communications to contact people they know.

Sheriff Honea said that because of displacements, many of those on this list may not even be aware that people are looking for them.

A spokesman for his office told AP that the list was not a "real-time" reflection of who is missing, but is being widely publicised in the hope it will prompt people to call in to say they are okay.

Authorities are continuing to implore locals to double-check the list as it is updated and let them know, by phone and not voicemail, about people who are confirmed safe, in order to help focus their already stretched resources.

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Why are so many missing in California fires?

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Over the last few days the number of people unaccounted for in the deadly Camp Fire in northern California has skyrocketed to more than 1,200. The sudden jump has led to some confusion among locals and officials alike.

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CNN - Facebook Video of California Fires

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CNN - Facebook Video of California Fires

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In this video that CNN has posted to Facebook, it shows the massive damage that has emerged from the wildfires. This video shows just a glimpse of what it is like for the citizens of California and also what the Fire Fighters are dealing with on a day to day basis.

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Three wildfires in California are destroying thousands of structures and forcing emergency evacuations. Two of the fires are just miles from the bar where 12 people were killed in a mass shooting...

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In this tweet made by the California Fire Department itself, they state here that the town of Woolsey citizens are allowed to come back to their homes. Here they give a Media Release with a 48-hour notice that some parts of Woolsey have been announced safe. They are expecting re-population by Monday afternoon at 3pm.

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#WoolseyFire Seminole Springs Repopulation 48-hour notice pic.twitter.com/qJnKYcLaQW
— CAL FIRE (@CAL_FIRE) November 18, 2018

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CBS - Video: Smoke from wildfires are smothering citizens

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CBS - Video: Smoke from wildfires are smothering citizens

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In this Article from CBS news, they are sharing with us that the air quality from Northern parts of California have gotten worse and is making its way to other parts of California, making it hard for citizens to breathe. This fire has killed multiple people and have left many structures to ashes causing very poor air quality.

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Smoke from California wildfires smothers parts of the state

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The death toll has risen to at least 71 in Northern California's Camp Fire. About 1,000 people are reported missing. That blaze is now 50 percent contained after consuming more than 145,000 acres. Just outside of Los Angeles, the Woolsey Fire 78 percent contained after burning 98,000 acres.