The report stated, "the greatest risk to the ridge communities is from an east wind driven fire that originates above the communities and blows downhill through developed areas." In 2005, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) released a fire management plan for the region, which warned that the town of Paradise was at risk for an ember-driven conflagration similar to the Oakland firestorm of 1991. 5.6.1 Electrical infrastructure hardeningīackground Fire hazard studies.1.3 Infrastructure oversight inspection.The Camp Fire is the deadliest wildfire in the United States since the Cloquet fire in 1918, and ranks number 13 on the list of the world's deadliest wildfires it is the sixth-deadliest U.S. On June 16, 2020, the utility pleaded guilty to 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter. On December 6, 2019, the utility made a settlement offer of $13.5 billion for the wildfire victims the offer covered several devastating fires caused by the utility, including the Camp Fire. The same month, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), the utility company responsible for the faulty power line, filed for bankruptcy, citing expected wildfire liabilities of $30 billion. The Camp Fire also cost over $150 million in fire suppression costs, bringing the total cost of the fire to $16.65 billion. By January 2019, the total damage was estimated at $16.5 billion one-quarter of the damage, $4 billion, was not insured. The towns of Magalia and Butte Creek Canyon were also largely destroyed. The towns of Paradise and Concow were almost completely destroyed, each losing about 95% of their structures. It covered an area of 153,336 acres (620.5 km 2 239.6 sq mi), and destroyed more than 18,000 structures, with most of the destruction occurring within the first four hours. The Camp Fire caused at least 85 civilian fatalities, with one person still missing as of August 2, 2019, and injured 12 civilians and five firefighters. Fire breaks, control burns, and fire codes in the areas around Los Angeles helped Cal Fire contain these fires more easily with significantly less deaths and destruction than the Camp Fire. The Woolsey Fire and Hill Fire started on the same day near Los Angeles in similar conditions. Many of Cal Fire’s airplanes, helicopters, and Hell Jumpers were conveniently located in close proximity to the Camp Fire, but they were unable to contain the fire on their own due to the conditions. Cal Fire Aerial Fire Fighting Headquarters for Northern California is at Chico Airport. None of the routes in Butte County have anything to prevent infrared heat from roasting the evacuees on the way down or rescuers on the way up.
Only 2-3 major pathways exist for traffic going up and down the mountains in Butte County, so in times of mass evacuation, all roads are down only which severely hinder the speed and timing of response teams going up the mountain. With the arrival of the first winter rainstorm of the season, the fire reached 100 percent containment after seventeen days on November 25. Drought was a factor: Paradise, which typically sees five inches of autumn rain by November 12, had only received one-seventh of an inch by that date in 2018. After exhibiting extreme fire spread, fireline intensity, and spotting behaviors through the rural community of Concow, an urban firestorm formed in the foothill town of Paradise. Ignited by a faulty electric transmission line, the fire originated above several communities and an east wind drove the fire downhill through developed areas. Named after Camp Creek Road, its place of origin, the fire started on Thursday, November 8, 2018, in Northern California's Butte County. The Camp Fire was the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California's history, and the most expensive natural disaster in the world in 2018 in terms of insured losses.
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