Paradise community continues to meet devastation with resilience

Paradise is facing a new test.

Following the Camp Fire, houses were being built, businesses reopening but in the midst of a pandemic, this entire healing process has been changed.

Facing a new test.

Following the camp fire, houses were being built, businesses reopening.

But in the midst of a pandemic, this entire healing process has been changed.

Action news now anchor scott rates has more on survivors dealing with it all.

"nats of wind chime & nice shot of sun peeking behind the trees" peaking thru the whisper of the wind - on this sun- kissed, country property - are reminders - of a heartbreaking past - issac garroutte/ paradise resident 21:15-18 yep, (nats of taping chair) there used to be two of them but the other one melted.

Two years after the camp fire leveled the town of paradise - the community continues to meet devastation with resilience - for isaac garroute - the hardest part& has been making peace with his new reality.

Issac garroutte/ paradise resident 19:31-34 tired of camping out in the rv but you know, you gotta do what you can to stay strong.

Even with all the basics up and running from his mobile home - things are far from "comfortable" - now that covid-19 has taken hold.

Issac garroutte/ paradise resident 19:49-56 it's a strange world up here, it's a whole new world.

I used to have a lot of friends and family here but as you can see, there's nobody left around here anymore.

That wave of isolation - met with growing frustration - a few miles up the road - at catalana de tro's property& 09:37-39 nats: want to walk around?

Want to walk around bubba?

Catalana "cat" de tro/paradise resident 05:35-45 "you can't get toilet paper, you can't get wipes, you can't get any of your essentials, which was hard enough to get because there's nothing up here due to the fire."

((butt to)) 05:47-48 now we can't get anything.

But adapting - is what this single mother says her hardy hometown knows how to do - so, in the face of a pandemic - she finds calm in the simple things - like this apple tree& 15:51-56 this is the one thing that did survive the fire.

On the property a reminder of strength - and perhaps, the best medicine for a community - still healing from old wounds.> more help is on the way for camp fire survivors..

The north valley community foundation has contributed a 1.3- million dollar grant to bolster the number of case managers..

The funding will allow butte county to use 57 americorps volunteers and reduce the backlog of requests for help.

The money should cover at least 14-hundred people to help families navigate through the recovery process.

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