There is no precedent in postwar American history for the destruction of the town of Paradise, California.
It displaced tens of thousands of people, yielding a refugee crisis that continues to.
The catastrophe seared the American imagination, taking the front page of every major national newspaper and top billing on the news networks.
On November 8, 2018, the community of 27,000 people was swallowed by the ferocious Camp Fire, which razed virtually every home and killed at least 85 people.
There is no precedent in postwar American history for the destruction of the town of Paradise, California