Chico Tries to Balance Housing Needs With Fire Risk
Like many California communities, Chico needs to build more housing to accommodate its growing population. But there’s a problem: much of the area is a tinderbox.
Like many California communities, Chico needs to build more housing to accommodate its growing population. But there’s a problem: much of the area is a tinderbox.
Chico is grappling with a housing crisis exacerbated by an influx of Camp Fire victims.
Research has shown that people vastly underestimate their vulnerability to wildfires. The large number of devastating blazes in California over the past several years has lifted the veil.
The official death toll from the 2018 camp fire stands at 86.