Camp Fire evacuee: ‘Trump owes all of us an apology’
"We are quite upset with this being blamed on trees and management," the resident said.
The resident was referring in part to a tweet from Trump. On Saturday, the president claimed the conflagration was the result of "gross mismanagement of the forests" and threatened to pull federal funding. Fire officials and scientists have roundly rejected the assertion.
In an about-face Monday, Trump tweeted he had approved
Before opening the meeting to questions from the audience, officials urged calm and patience from residents displaced by the fire, which now ranks as the deadliest and most destructive in recorded
"I know we're frustrated," said
"We're all working together on this," added Congressman
"The president has responded quickly," he continued. "I know personally he loves
Officials also fielded questions about how evacuations were handled. One resident suggested both directions of
"I don't remember any alert coming over my radio," the resident said.
"It got to the point where this thing was outrunning us before we even knew we were in a race," replied
Honea noted that the fire was personal for him, too. More than 30 of his employees lost their homes. His daughter is also a police officer in Paradise, which was all but wiped off the map.
"I was awfully proud to see her protecting her community and I was scared to death I'd never get to see her again," he said.
Another resident at the meeting asked for an update on how three firefighters injured in the blaze were doing. Officials said two have been released from the hospital; the third is still being treated at UC Davis.
As the
"It's a new world out there," said
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