Fire in Paradise : an American tragedy
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Author
Gee, Alastair,
Contributors
Anguiano, Dani, author.
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F868.S13 G44 2020
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Anecdotes.
Climatic changes.
Fire extinction -- Accidents -- California.
Fires -- Casualties.
First responders -- Anecdotes.
Natural disasters -- California.
Paradise (Calif.)
Wildfires -- California -- Paradise.
Bisac Subjects
History -- United States -- State & Local -- West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
Nature -- Natural Disasters.
Social Science -- Disasters & Disaster Relief.
Technology & Engineering -- Fire Science.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Anecdotes.
California -- Paradise.
California.
Climatic changes.
Fire extinction -- Accidents.
Fires -- Casualties.
First responders.
Natural disasters.
Wildfires.
Other Subjects
Anecdotes.
Catastrophes naturelles -- Californie.
Climat -- Changements.
climate change.
Electrical engineering.
Fire management.
Forest fires.
Incendies -- Extinction -- Accidents -- Californie.
Premiers répondants (Situations d'urgence) -- Anecdotes.
Victimes d'incendie.
Wildfires.

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Format
Book
Physical Desc
244 pages : maps ; 24 cm
Language
English

Notes

Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-244).
Description
November 8, 2018. Paradise, California, a community of 27,000 souls, was destroyed in a fire that left 86 dead. Gee and Anguiano offer a dramatic narrative the disaster based on hundreds of in-depth interviews with residents and first responders. They also explore the science of wildfires in a time of dramatic climate change, the role of the power company PG&E in the blaze, and the efforts to raise Paradise from the ruins. -- Adapted from jacket.
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SACFinal081324

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Gee, A., & Anguiano, D. (2020). Fire in Paradise: an American tragedy (First edition.). W.W. Norton & Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Gee, Alastair and Dani, Anguiano. 2020. Fire in Paradise: An American Tragedy. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Gee, Alastair and Dani, Anguiano. Fire in Paradise: An American Tragedy New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company, 2020.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Gee, A. and Anguiano, D. (2020). Fire in paradise: an american tragedy. First edn. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Gee, Alastair,, and Dani Anguiano. Fire in Paradise: An American Tragedy First edition., W.W. Norton & Company, 2020.

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