wildfires

November 1, 2019

As fires rage, pressure mounts to train California’s next generation of forest stewards

Similar to other STEM fields, employers in California’s natural resources industries are in need of a larger and more diverse pool of applicants.

Sydney Johnson

October 31, 2019

California parents and educators help students cope with fire trauma, again

Schools and colleges across the state have had to shut their doors this week due to smoke, power shutoffs or direct fire danger.

Ashley A. Smith and Sydney Johnson

January 15, 2019

Trauma in Paradise: A California school system focuses on mental health after devastating fire

As students and educators in and around the town of Paradise begin a new semester, just two months since the deadliest wildfire in California history, they are carrying with them levels of trauma that will certainly impact their ability to learn and teach, experts say.

David Washburn

December 20, 2018

Paradise High seniors lost almost everything in Camp Fire, but are determined to salvage their final year

Community organizations, businesses and individuals from throughout the state are raising funds to ensure the senior class has a prom, senior trip and other events.

Diana Lambert

December 12, 2018

New location found for California high school destroyed by wildfire

Paradise Unified School District officials have found a location in Chico that will, for the foreseeable future, serve as the district’s high school while campuses decimated by the Camp Fire are rebuilt.

David Washburn

December 3, 2018

Tears, hugs mark reunion of Paradise students and teachers

Nearly a month after the deadliest wildfire in California history, students throughout Butte County return to school.

Diana Lambert And David Washburn

November 28, 2018

Plans come into focus for California schools ravaged by wildfires

Officials have identified three elementary schools that will take Paradise Unified students displaced by the deadly Camp Fire and are close to securing a site for middle and high schoolers.

David Washburn And Diana Lambert

November 20, 2018

Paradise educators find resilience amid fire's destruction

School officials throughout Butte County are working furiously to find classrooms for children who lost their schools in the Camp Fire, while also worrying about the emotional impact of the losses on students and teachers.

David Washburn And Diana Lambert

November 16, 2018

After the fire, a school district gone

The Camp Fire damaged or destroyed the majority of the schools in the Paradise Unified School District and at least 3,800 of the district's students, along with scores of teachers and several school board members, lost their homes in what has become the deadliest fire in California history.

David Washburn And Diana Lambert

March 26, 2018

Federal help available to California schools struggling with wildfire costs

Funding is available for bus service for displaced students, staff overtime, air filters and other fire-related expenses.

Carolyn Jones

January 29, 2018

Homeless students, destroyed campuses, ‘invisible injuries’: What California schools learned from recent disasters

School leaders share their tips for helping students and staff cope during and after natural disasters.

Carolyn Jones

October 19, 2017

In aftermath of fires, schools brace for newly homeless students

As of Monday, Oct. 30 all schools had re-opened except Riebli elementary, Schaefer elementary, Roseland Collegiate Prep and Hidden Valley Satellite. Students at those schools are attending other schools, at least temporarily.

Carolyn Jones

October 19, 2017

Northern California public schools closed by wildfires

View our interactive map of closed and damaged schools in or near fire zones in Sonoma and Napa counties.

Yuxuan Xie