Documentary filmmaker Tracy Droz Tragos, who highlighted life after the 2018 Camp Fire, lost everything in the Palisades Fire in a terrifying case of life imitating art.

A resident of Paradise, a town that wildfire virtually leveled in 2018, explains what it takes to build a home in California after the disaster.

Paradise is six years into rebuilding its town, and since then, leaders have improved on evacuation procedures, learned how to guide rebuilding, and set prospects for building fire-wise communities.

Paradise Mayor Steve Crowder is in contact with officials in Southern California to share insights on recovery efforts following a wildfire, drawing from his experience as a Camp Fire survivor and the rebuilding of the community.

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He said after the Camp Fire displaced 50,000 people in the Paradise-Magalia area, every apartment in Butte County was quickly filled. He thinks the same may happen in Southern California.

"The experience of losing your home is like a cleaver splitting life into two parts, the before and the after."

As multiple fires rage in LA County, this is how some previous California wildfires have contributed to homelessness and housing shortages.

T housands of personnel—firefighters, first responders, and the National Guard—have turned their attention towards stifling the catastrophic Los Angeles wildfires, some of the worst California has ever seen.

City officials are ready to rebuild. But defending against future fires requires thinking about more than buildings.

Goodlin said while the damage in Southern California is reminiscent of that after the Camp Fire, with leadership she has the same hope for communities there as she did for Paradise — recovery.

The home ignites, becoming the fire’s fuel. Soon, it puts off radiant heat that can ignite the exterior of the home next door, which then allows fire to penetrate to the neighbor’s carpets, furniture and appliances. In dense neighborhoods, the events play out like a contagion.