Community devastated by Dixie Fire

Martina Del Bonta reports

ADJOINING COMMUNITIES.ONE FIREFIGHTER WAS HURT,BUT IS BACK ON THE FRONT LINESOF THE BRIDGE FIRE THISMORNING.

NEARLY 2 MONTHS AFTERWILDFIRE IN CALIFORNIA HISTORYSTILL SPREADING ACROSS 5COUNTIES MARTINEZ UPON JOINSUS IN STUDIO WITH THE ROAD TORECOVERY AND TOWN.DEVASTATED BY THE DIXIEFIRE.TORCHED MORE THAN 917,000ACRES AND IS JUST 59%CONTAINED.

IT'S DESTROYEDHUNDREDS OF HOMES ANDBUSINESSES REDUCED DOWNTOWNGREENVILLE TO RUBBLE,POPULATED THE PLUMAS COUNTYLEADERS ARE STILL GETTINGCALLS FROM RESIDENTS IN NEARBYCOMMUNITIES, WONDERING IF ITIS SAFE TO RETURN HOME.WHEN CAN WE COME BACK ANDWHAT'S ONE OF THE MANDATORYEVACUATIONS GOING TO GETLIFTED.

I GOT THOSE FUN PHONECALLS ALL OF THAT ALL THE TIMEEVERY DAY.A SUPERVISOR KEVIN DOSESFIRE BUT HIS BUSINESS WAS NOTHIS FAMILY HAS OWNED VILLAGEDRUG COMPANY IN GREENVILLE FORNEARLY 40 YEARS AFTER IT WASBUILT IN THE 1860'S.

THESUPERVISOR IS JOINING ASCOMMUNITY HOPING THE TOWN CANBUILT THROUGH LOW INTERESTLOANS.THE GREENVILLE, AN INDIANVALLEYS, A VERY STRONGCOMMUNITY AND WE BORN UP OFLOGGERS AND FROM THE 1800'S,AN AND THIS IS DEFINITELY THEBIGGEST SETBACK THIS TOWN HASEVER HAD.

BUT I THIS TOWN WILLBE BACK.LOUIS COUNTY OFFICIALS AREWORKING CALLOW YES TO FIND ATEMPORARY HOUSING COMMUNITYFOR THE DISPLACED THEY HOPE TOHAVE THAT TEMPORARY FIRE HOUSEIN GREENVILLE FIRE TO HERHEARTBREAKING ABOUT THISCOMING GOES HAD TOLD US FOX 40THAT.

ISSUE THAT'S HAPPENINGWITH THE PEOPLE IS FIREINSURANCE DROPPED A LOT OF THEBUSINESS AND HOMEOWNERS PRIORSTARTED.AND IT'S A PROCESS ONGETTING ANOTHER INSURANCECOMPANY BECAUSE ENTRANCE ITWILL GIVE YOU SOME OPTIONSRIGHT POTENTIALS THAT YOU CANPROCESS ON GETTING THAT IN THEFIRE INSPECTION NEEDS TOHAPPEN FOR SPENDING ALL THEPAPERWORK.

SO SOME ARE LEFTWITHOUT DEVASTATE THINK