Recovery continues for Bear Fire survivors

Many evacuees from the Bear Fire are eager to get home.

With Phase II about to begin, that hope is looking more like a reality.

Recovery is about to begin for bear fire victims in butte county.

Action news now reporter 'carmela karcher' spoke with one woman about her hopes for this next step in rebuilding.

### on september 8th the bear fire burned through towns like berry creek&leaving nothing but ash and rubble.

Two months later&phase two of recovery is about to begin.

For misty mcdivit...this means everything.

Misty mcdivit/bear fire evacuee: "i'm a mom.

I have two kids.

I had 10 acres up there with a farm and i literally lost everything.

All i had was my vehicle and my kids.

I sent my kids down with my parents before the fire.

And then i chose to stay because i didn't take this one seriously because the camp fire&we were also affected.

This time i stayed and i waited until i saw the flames.

Then me and my boyfriend at the time, we left once we actually saw the fire.

It was really scary.

Everyone was calling me saying 'you need to leave it's up there.'

It's just been really rough."

Now as her hometown begins the next step of recovery, she is relieved.

"i'm glad that it's starting finally because i want to go home.

I have a trailer and i want to go park it there until my landlord rebuilds."

Carmela karcher: "like many people from berry creek, misty is eager to go back home.

And with phase two about to begin, that hope is looking more like a reality."

"it's dangerous to be up there.

There's still trees that have to be cut down and a lot of stuff that has to be done so i'm just really anxious."

The north complex recovery roe center opened thursday helping those affected like misty start the process of phase two debris removal.

And with the help of the california department of toxic substances control in phase one&they are trying to get the community back on its feet.

In oroville& carmela karcher&action news now& coverage you can count on.

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