Town of Paradise

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The Town of Paradise is a small Northern California community in the Sierra Nevada foothills, widely known for being devastated by the 2018 Camp Fire.

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Paradise 1
Town of Paradise canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
municipality
town
areaCode 530
climate Mediterranean climate
country United States of America
county Butte County
dateOfEvent 2018-11-08
daylightSavingTimeZone Pacific Time Zone
surface form: Pacific Daylight Time
disasterType wildfire
economicBase local services and small businesses
retiree community
elevation about 1,778 feet
about 542 meters
event 2018 Camp Fire
federalAssistance received FEMA disaster aid after 2018 Camp Fire
fireName Camp Fire
governingBody Paradise Town Council
governmentType council–manager government
hazardExposure high wildfire risk area
incorporationDate 1979-11-27
knownFor devastation in the 2018 Camp Fire
locatedIn Northern California
Sierra Nevada foothills
locatedNear Chico
surface form: Chico, California
locatedOn a ridge in the Sierra Nevada foothills
notableDisaster one of the most destructive wildfires in California history
partOf Butte County
surface form: Butte County, California
planningResponse evacuation route improvements after 2018 Camp Fire
updated building codes for fire safety
postalCode 95969
preFirePopulationApprox about 26,000 residents before 2018 Camp Fire
preFireReputation small mountain community
rebuildingStatus ongoing recovery and reconstruction after 2018
recoveryFocus infrastructure rebuilding after Camp Fire
wildfire resilience and mitigation
region Sacramento Valley
surface form: Sacramento Valley region
state California, United States
surface form: California
timeZone Pacific Time Zone
transportation served by Skyway road to Chico
wildfireImpact large-scale evacuation of residents
significant loss of life
widespread destruction of structures

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Butte County contains Town of Paradise
Clark County contains Town of Paradise
this entity surface form: Paradise