
(CNN)The list of people who are unaccounted for after the Camp Fire in Northern California has 1,011 entries, Butte County Sheriff and Coroner Kory Honea said Friday evening.
The sheriff said the list is imperfect and will fluctuate in number because it is raw data that needs to be refined. The death toll from the fire is now 71 after eight sets of remains were found Friday, Honea said. Three other deaths occurred in the Woolsey Fire in Southern California, making the statewide death toll from wildfires 74.Hundreds are still missing after California's Camp Fire. Their families cling to hopeWith more personnel able to take reports from phone calls and emails and add names from 911 calls on the day the fire broke out, the number of names on the missing list swelled for the second consecutive day.The Camp Fire — the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in state history — has destroyed about 9,700 homes and scorched 146,000 acres (an increase of 5,000 acres Friday).Read More
Searchers work at a property in Paradise where human remains were found Friday.Hundreds of deputies, National Guard troops, anthropologists and coroners are sifting through leveled homes and mangled cars for remains. “They are going to be searching vehicles that have been burned. They’ll be searching residences that have been burned. Checking around the residences … our mission is to find the victims from this fire, recover them and get them identified and notify the families to give them some answers,” Butte County Sheriff’s Investigations Sgt. Steve Collins said Thursday.President Donald Trump is expected to visit the region Saturday. Gov. Jerry Brown and Gov.-elect Gavin Newsom plan to accompany him.Smoke from the large wildfire has prompted several universities to cancel or postpone sporting events. That includes the University of California, Berkeley men’s basketball game Thursday night, which was called off, and its football game, which was rescheduled for December 1.Scores reported missingThe number of names on the Camp Fire’s missing list soared Thursday and Friday, but authorities said they are struggling to confirm whether all of them are still unaccounted for. Honea has said investigators combined all the information they have received from callers since the fire erupted more than a week ago. Some names on the list appear more than once, and it’s unclear whether others are duplicates, too, Honea said.Officials have said it’s hard to determine the number of missing. Some people who may have evacuated can’t be reached because cell phone service is unreliable. Others haven’t reached out to relatives, and they may not know someone is looking for them, he said.”I want you to understand,” Honea said Thursday, “that there are a lot of people displaced, and we’re finding that a lot of people don’t know that we’re looking for them.”
Malibu residents stay up all night to save neighborhood from firesThe Butte County Sheriff’s Office published the list on its website. If people find their names on the list, Honea said, or names of loved ones they know are safe, they’re asked to call the sheriff’s office. For two days, Paradise police Officer Matthew Gates searched through ash and collapsed buildings for the remains of a woman. When the Camp Fire broke out, a man told Gates his mother was likely driving on a jammed roadway that hundreds used to flee the flames. But Gates couldn’t find her. Then Gates finally came across her at an evacuee shelter.”She had burns up her arms and I knew it was her,” the officer told CNN affiliate KRCR. “I went and gave her a hug because I’ve been looking for her body.”Authorities are trying to reach those who called 911 to verify they’ve made contact with their loved ones, said Collins of the Butte County Sheriff’s Office.”We’re asking people to call us if they do come in contact with their loved one so that we don’t spend time looking for somebody that’s already found.” ‘I see flashbacks of the fire’A week after her family narrowly escaped as the Camp Fire closed in on the town of Paradise, Whitney Vaughan said she feels like giving up.
Camp Fire changed her life forever. Now, she feels like giving upEverything she and her husband, Grady, own is gone, along with a home they were renting, “a quirky older house with lots of character and lots of room” for their six kids, she said. Thankfully, her two kids and his children are able to stay with the other parents, but Vaughan said she and her husband are essentially homeless. One night they just began driving from town to town in search of a motel.”So now we are homeless, have no money, are trying to find a place,” Vaughan said. “And if that isn’t bad enough, when I do close my eyes, I see flashbacks of the fire and the people trapped on our streets. The explosions and the screams will never be a sound that I can forget.”
The “quirky older house with lots of character” that Vaughan’s family was renting no longer exists.Vaughan said she’s worried about how she’s going to explain to her 7-year-old daughter and 14-year-old son that she’ll likely have to move away while they find some level of stability. “There are just too many people in the same situation,” she said. “I don’t know what to do anymore. We have nowhere to turn. “This fire has changed us in ways I can never explain.” Housing shortageFamilies who have lost homes are going to have a hard time finding a place to live, Butte County Housing Authority Executive Director Ed Mayer said. “We just had 10% of our county’s housing stock erased in one day; it’s hard to convey the significance of that,” he said. A Walmart in Chico has a parking lot full of vehicles, including motor homes, in which people are living, often running the heat in their cars and trucks all night. Other people are staying in tents.
Here's how you can help those affected by the California wildfires“It’s been a week and people have been great, but I don’t know how long it’s going to last,” Mayer said. “Short term, we are fine, but long term we are not.”One of the selling points of Paradise was its affordable housing, but that’s been erased, Mayer said.”And there is nothing to replace it” for low-income families, he said.
Opinion: In California, the apocalypse keeps getting worseAdding to the misery, officials confirmed an outbreak of norovirus at four shelters for evacuees. At least 145 people have gotten sick, according to the Butte County Public Health Department, and “the number of sick people is increasing every day.” The stomach bug causes vomiting, nausea and diarrhea. At least 25 have been sent to the hospital. Butte County is working with the Red Cross to contain the virus and create separate shelter areas for sick evacuees.3 deaths in Southern California
The Camp Fire burned down his home but left behind the engagement ring he plans to propose withMeanwhile, the Woolsey Fire in Southern California has claimed three lives and destroyed 548 structures in Los Angeles and Ventura counties, said Cal Fire, the state’s forestry and fire protection agency.More than 98,000 acres have been burned since the blaze began November 8, while evacuees remain in shelters and portions of Malibu and nearby areas must be rebuilt, officials said. More than 3,300 firefighters are making progress against the massive wildfire, which was 67% contained as of Friday.
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaA burned neighborhood is seen in Paradise, California, on Thursday, November 15.Hide Caption 1 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaRescue workers sift through rubble in search of human remains at a burned property in Paradise on Wednesday, November 14.Hide Caption 2 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaFirefighters work to control the Camp Fire north of Oroville on November 14.Hide Caption 3 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaEvacuee Denise Chester hugs her son, Antonio Batres, as she volunteers her time sorting clothes at a makeshift shelter in Chico on November 14. Chester, who didn’t want to know yet whether her home survived, said: “I want to help. I don’t want to shut down.”Hide Caption 4 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaTape outlines the location where sheriff’s deputies recovered the body of a Camp Fire victim on November 14.Hide Caption 5 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaMagalia resident Luis Badres and his family left his home because of the Camp Fire. He and his family were living in a tent in the parking lot of a Chico Walmart on Tuesday, November 13.Hide Caption 6 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaA long line of residents seeking to return to Malibu wait at a checkpoint on Pacific Coast Highway after Woolsey Fire evacuation orders were lifted for the eastern portion of the city on November 13.Hide Caption 7 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaA helicopter flies near the Woolsey Fire burning in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area.Hide Caption 8 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaRoger Kelton wipes away tears on November 13 while searching through the remains of his mother-in-law’s home in Agoura Hills. It was destroyed by the Woolsey Fire.Hide Caption 9 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaA melted fence runs along a hillside as firefighters battle the Woolsey Fire in Agoura Hills on November 13. Hide Caption 10 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaFirefighters search through the remains of a Paradise house on November 13.Hide Caption 11 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaSmoke fills the horizon on November 13 as an airplane flies near a flare-up of the Woolsey Fire near Lake Sherwood.Hide Caption 12 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaA fire truck drives through part of Paradise on November 13.Hide Caption 13 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaAn air tanker drops water on a fire along the Ronald Reagan Freeway in Simi Valley on Monday, November 12.Hide Caption 14 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaSamantha Esau and Emily Garcia take in stray cats from an evacuated Paradise home on November 12.Hide Caption 15 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaFirefighters put out hot spots in Paradise on November 12.Hide Caption 16 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaJoseph Grado and his wife, Susan, embrace at a shelter in Chico on November 12. The Camp Fire destroyed their home.Hide Caption 17 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaA firefighter battles a fire in Simi Valley on November 12.Hide Caption 18 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaA plane drops fire retardant on the Woolsey Fire near Malibu on November 12.Hide Caption 19 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaBetsy Ann Cowley walks through Pulga, near where investigators were trying to determine the cause of the Camp Fire.Hide Caption 20 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaA resident sprays down a roof as firefighters battle the Peak Fire in Simi Valley.Hide Caption 21 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaShawn Slack carries a chainsaw on November 12 after trees burned in Paradise.Hide Caption 22 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaChris and Nancy Brown embrace while looking over the remains of their home on November 12.Hide Caption 23 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaFirefighters put out hot spots in Thousand Oaks on November 12.Hide Caption 24 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaFirefighters battle a fire in Simi Valley on November 12.Hide Caption 25 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaA ferry makes its way toward Alcatraz Island on November 12 as the San Francisco skyline is obscured by smoke that drifted over from the Camp Fire.Hide Caption 26 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaA vehicle drives through smoke near Pulga on Sunday, November 11.Hide Caption 27 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaFirefighters battle the Woolsey Fire in Malibu on November 11.Hide Caption 28 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaA helicopter drops water while battling the Camp Fire near Pulga on November 11.Hide Caption 29 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaFirefighters work at the Salvation Army Camp in Malibu on Saturday, November 10.Hide Caption 30 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaA bag containing human remains lies on the ground on November 11 as officials continue to search for victims at a burned-out home in Paradise.Hide Caption 31 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaCathy Fallon, who stayed behind in Paradise to tend to her horses during the Camp Fire, embraces Shawna De Long, left, and April Smith, right, who brought supplies for the horses.Hide Caption 32 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaFirefighters douse embers off a canyon road that cuts across the mountains to Malibu.Hide Caption 33 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaA plane drops fire retardant on a burning hillside in Malibu on November 11.Hide Caption 34 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaEvacuee Brian Etter and his dog Tone, who escaped the Camp Fire on foot, rest in the parking lot of a Chico church on November 11.Hide Caption 35 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaCulver City firefighters watch the Woolsey Fire from a burned home in Los Angeles.Hide Caption 36 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaThe remains of a Los Angeles home destroyed by the Woolsey Fire are seen on November 11.Hide Caption 37 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaThe sun rises over the Pacific Ocean on November 11 as the Woolsey Fire burns in Malibu.Hide Caption 38 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaFirefighters battle a blaze in Malibu on Saturday, November 10.Hide Caption 39 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaA woman runs in Calabasas as firefighters work to control a flare-up from the Woolsey Fire on November 10.Hide Caption 40 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaThe Camp Fire burns November 10 in the hills near Big Bend.Hide Caption 41 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaSheriff’s deputies carry a body bag with a Camp Fire victim on November 10.Hide Caption 42 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaScorched hillsides and damaged power lines are seen on November 10 along the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu.Hide Caption 43 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaAraya Cipollini cries November 10 near the remains of her family’s home in Paradise.Hide Caption 44 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaLos Angeles County firefighters work in Malibu Creek State Park on November 10.Hide Caption 45 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaA deer looks on from a burned residence in Paradise on November 10.Hide Caption 46 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaA fire truck is seen on the Pacific Coast Highway as the Woolsey Fire burns in Malibu on November 10.Hide Caption 47 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaEric England searches through a friend’s vehicle in Paradise on November 10.Hide Caption 48 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaSheriff’s deputies walk November 10 through a neighborhood destroyed by the Camp Fire.Hide Caption 49 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaA satellite image from November 10 shows vegetation that was burned as a result of the Woolsey Fire.Hide Caption 50 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaFirefighters meet in Paradise on November 10.Hide Caption 51 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaRoger Bloxberg and his wife, Anne, hug on Friday, November 9, as they watch a wildfire on a Los Angeles hilltop.Hide Caption 52 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaMalibu Mayor Rick Mullen, who is also a firefighter, surveys a house engulfed in flames on Friday, November 9.Hide Caption 53 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaA massive smoke plume, powered by strong winds, rises above the Woolsey Fire in Malibu on November 9.Hide Caption 54 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaCathy Fallon stands near the charred remains of her Paradise home on November 9. The Camp Fire has wiped out much of the town north of Sacramento.Hide Caption 55 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaA firefighter sprays down palm trees as the Woolsey Fire burns in Malibu on November 9. Hide Caption 56 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaLlamas are tied to a lifeguard stand on a Malibu beach on November 9.Hide Caption 57 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaSmoke is seen over the Pacific in this photo taken from a helicopter over Malibu on November 9.Hide Caption 58 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaA woman in Malibu reacts to devastation on November 9.Hide Caption 59 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaA row of palm trees stands as the Woolsey Fire continues to burn in Malibu on November 9.Hide Caption 60 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaFrom left, firefighters Cory Darrigo, Omar Velasquez and Sam Quan rest in a Westlake Village backyard after battling the Woolsey Fire all night.Hide Caption 61 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaGabi and Jonah Frank walk on the Pacific Coast Highway as the Woolsey Fire threatens their Malibu home on November 9.Hide Caption 62 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaA satellite image taken by NASA’s Operational Land Imager shows the Camp Fire in Northern California.Hide Caption 63 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaA firefighter keeps watch as the Woolsey Fire burns a home near Malibu Lake on November 9. Hide Caption 64 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaThe Woolsey Fire burns in Malibu on November 9. The community is known for celebrity beachside homes.Hide Caption 65 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaDoug Thomas and his dog Hanna rest November 9 while they await word if they can return to their Malibu Lake home.Hide Caption 66 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaCars destroyed by the Camp Fire sit in a used-car lot in Paradise on November 9.Hide Caption 67 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaFirefighters battle flames in Thousand Oaks early on November 9.Hide Caption 68 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaEvacuees rest on cots supplied by the Red Cross at a Los Angeles high-school gym on November 9.Hide Caption 69 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaFire Capt. Steve Millosovich, battling the Camp Fire in Big Bend, carries a cage of cats that fell from an evacuee’s pickup.Hide Caption 70 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaSmoke billows above Malibu trees in this photo posted to Instagram by Julie Ellerton.Hide Caption 71 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaFirefighters push a vehicle from a garage as the Woolsey Fire burns a home in Malibu on November 9.Hide Caption 72 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaPatients are evacuated from Paradise’s Feather River Hospital as it burns on Thursday, November 8.Hide Caption 73 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaJuanita and Wayne McLish sit on a curb November 8 after losing their house to the Camp Fire in Paradise.Hide Caption 74 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaThe Hill Fire burns in Thousand Oaks on November 8.Hide Caption 75 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaThe Woolsey Fire burns in Ventura County, where Jason Bauer told CNN his parents had just been evacuated from their home.Hide Caption 76 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaPeople embrace in the parking lot of a Paradise hospital as the Camp Fire engulfed it on November 8.Hide Caption 77 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaThe Paradise Inn burns on November 8.Hide Caption 78 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaA firefighter works to extinguish a spot fire at a home in Paradise.Hide Caption 79 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaVehicles and homes burn as the Camp Fire rips through Paradise on November 8.Hide Caption 80 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaDogs roam a burned-out neighborhood in Paradise.Hide Caption 81 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaHospital staff and first responders evacuate the Feather River Hospital in Paradise on November 8.Hide Caption 82 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaA fire emergency crew works to protect the Paradise Town Hall from the encroaching Camp Fire on November 8.Hide Caption 83 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaA home burns as the Camp Fire rages through Paradise.Hide Caption 84 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaA vintage car rests among debris in Paradise.Hide Caption 85 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaMedical personnel move patients as the Feather River Hospital is evacuated in Paradise on November 8.Hide Caption 86 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaSmoke fills the sky over Paradise on November 8. Paradise, located about 85 miles north of Sacramento, has 26,000 residents. Hide Caption 87 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaThe remains of a building are seen after being consumed by the Camp Fire.Hide Caption 88 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaA firefighter monitors a burning home on November 8.Hide Caption 89 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaCalifornia Highway Patrol officers attempt to transfer a potbelly pig they rescued in Butte County on November 8.Hide Caption 90 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaA Paradise home is engulfed in flames on November 8. Hide Caption 91 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaFirefighters monitor a back fire while attempting to save homes in Paradise on November 8. Hide Caption 92 of 93
Photos: In pictures: Wildfires tear across CaliforniaFlames burn inside a van as the Camp Fire tears through Paradise on November 8.Hide Caption 93 of 93
More than 230,000 acres burned in California in the past week — larger than the cities of Chicago and Boston combined. And in 30 days, firefighters have battled more than 500 blazes, Cal Fire said.
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