Press Play with Madeleine Brand
What Paradise learned from the Camp Fire
The Camp Fire was the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California’s history. It left 86 dead, nearly 14,000 homes destroyed, and the town of Paradise in ruins.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readThe Camp Fire was the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California’s history. It left 86 dead, nearly 14,000 homes destroyed, and the town of Paradise in ruins. Could city leaders in Paradise have done anything differently to prevent what happened? A recent LA Times investigation found that Paradise ignored repeated warnings of the risk that its residents faced, and lacked an adequate evacuation plan.
Madeleine Brand
Host, 'Press Play'
Sarah Sweeney
Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW
Michell Eloy
Line Editor, Press Play
Amy Ta
Digital News & Culture Editor
Paige St. John
Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter for the LA Times
Jim Broshears
the city of Paradise’s emergency management director during the Camp Fire