Episode 247: The Camp Fire - Part One

Disaster Area

For years, the hook holding up the power lines at transmission tower 27/222 in northern California had been wearing down bit by bit. On November 8th, 2018, the hook finally broke, and the resulting series of events led to the deadliest wildfire in California in a century.

Videos:

• Netflix: Fire in Paradise

• Frontline: Fire in Paradise

• Camp Fire: One Year Later

• The Deadliest Fire in California History

• Drone fire of Camp Fire devastation in Butte County

• Trump confused over fire-hit town Paradise: 'Pleasure, what a name'

Articles and books:

• Fire in Paradise: An American Tragedy, by Alastair Gee and Dani Anguaino

• Trump refused to give California wildfire aid until told how many people there voted for him, ex-aide says

• Trump’s Misleading Claims About California’s Fire ‘Mismanagement’

• ABC10 Investigation: PG&E knew old power line parts had ‘severe wear’ months before deadly Camp Fire

• Trump blames forest management again on California fires visit

• The Camp Fire public report

• ‘Hell on Earth’: The First 12 Hours of California’s Deadliest Wildfire