Comments by "Bo McGillacutty" (@Mrbfgray) on "Death toll rises in wildfire that swept Paradise, California" video.

  1. Some 50,000 of them, overwhelmed the capacities of nearby towns. Chico citizens and businesses (not to neglect other areas also) have done a fantastic job of taking care of evacuees the best they can, donations of everything from food, shelter, restaurants giving them free meals, local Sierra Nevada Brewery setting up huge funds and feeding them, thousands of displaced/rescued pets being taken care of by volunteers with donated pet food poring in, on and on and on. That a few thousand are left outside after all motels and rentals and private homes are maxed out isn't too bad. No it can never be enough but people have really stepped up.
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  2. If you could see the response of ordinary citizens and businesses in neighboring towns you'd be very pleased. Everyone has stepped up with every service and necessity you can name, the fact that you only see a few thousand out of some 50,000 is because most of the rest have been absorbed by small neighboring communities, there are no vacancies left in any rentals, motels, etc. A warehouse was recently made available for many of the remainder still outside. It's not easy for small towns to absorb that sort of exodus but we've done a damn good job of it on the private end.
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  3. Thanks from NorCali. I think we are going to do fine and make some significant changes to wild land management, housing building standards (reduce flammability), etc. So often it takes disasters to get things done unfortunately.
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  4.  @otakoedits  It may sound odd but there is a way anyone who has Sierra Nevada Brew available CAN HELP, I don't expect it but putting it out there--Ken Groseman (founder and owner of the brewery) has started a new Resilience IPA with all sales going to a fire victim fund, he's also asking for donations from suppliers of hops, etc., and for other breweries to do something similar. Purchase that beer and the money goes to Camp Fire victims fund. (Ken was displaced himself since his residence was in the burn zone, I don't know if he was burned out too, I hope not he has gone over the top to do everything he can for everyone else.)
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  5. A Thought Crime When you have NO IDEA what your talking about the default should be-- STFU.
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