With 42 confirmed dead, Camp Fire is deadliest in California history. Four identified, hundreds still missing
The number of fatalities far outstrips the 1933 Griffith Park Fire that killed 29 people in
Four of the victims have been identified, and relatives of three had been notified as of Monday, Honea said. The three whose names were released were
Fernandez had a beloved
"We kind of had a bad feeling about it and I can't even think right now," Pascua said. "It's a sad situation but at least we have an answer, because it was very difficult not having an answer all these days."
The
"I just approved an expedited request for a Major Disaster Declaration for the
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Search teams were looking for more remains throughout the burned out area of
At the scene of the destroyed Skyway
"She's a good kid," Francis said of the dog, who was blissfully unaware of the deadly serious task she was undertaking.
Families desperate for clues about the well-being of loved ones have taken to social media since Thursday looking for information.
He said the family had visited every official shelter in the area "with no results." They got a
The couple doesn't drive, and
"It's just a matter of at this point being in limbo, of are they dead in the house or are they gone," Mixon said. "We're really leaning towards they didn't make it out, but who knows."
Taft said her mother, who has mobility issues, refused to leave, and that she and her neighbors had not received any reverse 911 calls for mandatory evacuations.
"They didn't do sirens, they didn't knock on doors," Taft said, adding that when she got out of fire and contacted a law enforcement officer, they told her they weren't evacuating or rescuing anyone who couldn't get out of
"They didn't warn people, they didn't help people out," she said. "They relied on the tiny police force. It was like survival of the fittest."
Kiatta Isaacson, who lives in
"We were told to call detectives and we left a message, but have not heard back," she said.
He tried to call his father again later that day and became concerned when the call wouldn't go through, then tried calling the main office of the mobile home park where his father lived and the
"I Googled
Digby learned Monday that his father's mobile home was destroyed in the blaze, leaving little more than a pile of ash and melted plastic.
"I want them to go there and to search for human remains but they haven't gotten to it, I guess," he said. "I just want something, even if it's bad news."
No people were allowed back into the ruins of the town Monday, though
Workers with the
The hospital -- whose ancillary buildings were burned Thursday -- was surrounded by newly-installed fence with security guards patrolling the grounds.
Law enforcement officers from agencies around the state patrolled the town for looters, but concern still remained about thieves.
Honea said his office had received 139 reports of suspicious activity, including 16 reports of looting, but he said that as of Monday no arrests had been made.
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In a neighborhood off the Skyway in
Mapes, who has firefighting experience, sent his wife and kids away Thursday as the flames approached. He stayed behind to protect his home and a handful of others, using hoses and hand tools to scratch out fire barriers in the leaves. His house is still standing, but Mapes said the remains of some of his neighbors are in the charred wreckage of a nearby home.
Alone and without power, he said he's "just sort of trying to safeguard this little bit of real estate that is left."
He had a semiautomatic handgun tucked into the waistband of his pants. Asked if he carries it all the time, he said, "Bet your ass."
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