Wildfire in Paradise | Evacuating Paradise with Beth Bowersox and Daniel Swain | 6

Against The Odds

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Cassie De Pecol, History, Society & Culture, Dolby, Mike Corey, Dolby Atmos, Atmos

4.7 • 7.2K Ratings

🗓️ 1 November 2022

⏱️ 40 minutes

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CalFire dispatcher Beth Bowersox was on duty the morning the Camp Fire ignited. She joins Host Cassie De Pecol to share what it was like behind the scenes as a first responder, and her decision to evacuate all of her hometown of Paradise. Later, UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain discusses whether there could be another Camp Fire.

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0:00.0	Hey, Prime members, you can listen to Against the Odds ad-free on Amazon Music. Download the app today.
0:07.0	A listener note. This episode contains discussion of suicide.
0:11.4	From Monday, I'm Cassie Depecle, and this is Against the Odds.
0:33.5	Imagine you're coming off a long shift as a Cal Fire dispatcher early on the
0:38.2	morning of November 8, 2018. But then, the 911 calls start coming in. There's a fire
0:45.7	closing in around the towns of Paradise, Magalia, and Concal. Emergency responders call it the
0:52.5	campfire, and the blaze is spreading faster than any wildfire you can remember. Colors are
0:58.9	terrified and looking to you for help, as their homes disappear in the flames. By the time the
1:05.4	campfire is extinguished, it will be known as the deadliest fire in California history. My
1:11.5	guest today is Beth Bauersox. She works as a communications operator with Cal Fire, and was a
1:17.2	dispatcher on duty the day the campfire ignited. Beth also lived in Paradise at the time of the
1:22.5	fire. Later, we'll hear from climate scientist Daniel Swain about his own experience with the
1:28.6	campfire and how wildfires are linked to climate change. All that's coming up next.
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