On 11/19/2018 12:27 AM, arlen michael holder wrote:
California fi What started as a tiny brush fire became the state¢s
deadliest wildfire. Here¢s how
http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-camp-fire-tictoc-20181118-story.html

"Paradise had been spared from the frequent wildfires of Butte County,
though one 10 years ago stopped at the edge of the old mining town. The
evacuation had been a disaster. Three of the four major roads out had
caught fire. Evacuees were trapped for three hours in gridlock, leaving
them defenseless if the fire had come.

A grand jury report and county fire plans said Paradise needed a way to
get everyone out quickly at once. Instead, Paradise leaders divided the
town into evacuation zones that could be emptied a few at a time."


Paradise isn't the only community that prefers to put their fingers in
their ears and say 'That will never happen again.' otoh I doubt the
county had any bright ideas on exactly how that could be done.