Everyone has a story…
Your Camp Fire Survivor story could help someone else with theirs.
We are in this together, Butte Strong.
Your experience is real, valid, and powerful. No matter where you live in Butte County, you have been affected by the Camp Fire. So many have lost so very much. Others know someone that lost homes, pets, cars and even loved ones. This is a place to share those stories. This is a place of hope, healing and sharing among neighbors, friends and family.
Thank you for sharing.
Real Stories from SURVIVORS of the Camp Fire, Butte County, California
My Family
I do not have a unique survival story, just the love that my family has for Paradise and now trying to find and figure out a new chapter for our growing family. A brief background
Is this a nightmare
I was woken up at 8:30 the morning of November 8th and told to get up because we might be evacuated. I been through the evacuations 5 times before and always returned back home so
Trailerville in the Woods
After a series of changes I bought a little trailer and my friends graciously let me live there for 9 years. Living close to Lime Saddle Marina was great because I worked there off and
Camp Fire Survivor – a poem
Camp Fire Survivor Last summer I made plans to retire, To enjoy the beauty of my home in Magalia. Without warning it came, that ravenous fire. Within three months, unknowing of it's path and desire,
Home
Mechanical. That is the way I can explain life post Camp Fire. Since November 8, 2018 I have been going about the business of life. Commuting to work and back. Doing my job as always
Helpless
I was already on my way to work in Roseville when I heard about a small grass fire near Concow on the radio news. It started out at about 10 acres but grew to about
Adventure from Paradise to Murphy NC
I've arrived at Murphy NC now, staying at an air B and B rental cabin here. It's the first chapter in a new adventure to have moved across the US at 66 , disabled and
It was surreal
Al's morning ritual is to get the newspaper at 7:15am, have a cup of coffee and then shower and shave. November 8th didn't begin that way. He was surprised that we had electricity based on
Accepting
First day in along time I took a day off of work, and my Husband was in Sacramento working that day. It was just him and I and 1 dog and 5 cats. I was
Paradise survivor
Rushed out of Paradise like everyone else on the 8th. Thru drone pictures and property check, realized that my mobile home survived, although 90% of park destroyed! Went to various govt. agencies for help.
My house My home My love
A poem from my 12-year-old daughter. My house My home My love Once upon a silver day anything was a breath away then come next morn when sky's turned red when all I wished was
The Smell of Pines Over a Cup of Coffee
Missing the smell of pines over a cup of coffee. I miss driving on tree lined roads and watching as the sun plays peek a boo through the branches. I miss town folk complaining about