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.
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Real Stories from SURVIVORS of the Camp Fire, Butte County, California
Surrounded by Those Who Truly Care
For me and my wife, we were surrounded by those who truly care. After escaping the fire from our Paradise home on Filbert Street we connected
paradise lost
Life on the ridge for me started back in 1974 when my parents my sister and I moved up from Sacramento. Entering Paradise Elementary half way
Surrounded by Those Who Care
Paradise home on Filbert Street we connected with friends that allowed us to stay in their place in Doe Mill subdivision. Doe Mill was evacuated sometime
We have relocated to Cibolo, Tx just outside San Antonio
After many months of planning we have relocated and began a new chapter in our lives in Cibolo Texas. Our hearts will always be in Magalia
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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.