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dents
and tourists in notifications about The Camp Fire February
was the 2019
deadliest
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beach conditions.
most destructive wildfire in California
history to date, but we’re thankful to be
As a result, more visitors than ever be-
able to report that many Regroup cli-
fore are being forewarned about dan-
ents were able to alert their recipients
gerous riptide conditions during their
and move quickly to prevent more
vacations and are able to plan accord-
lives from being lost.
ingly to avoid hazardous waters.
Evacuating People from Califor- Two notable examples are Butte Col-
lege in Oroville, California which used
nia’s Camp Fire
In November 2018, the Camp Fire rav-
aged communities in Butte County,
California and left behind and became
the world’s costliest natural disaster
of the year.
Regroup to alert students to the ap-
proaching danger and shut down the
campus so students would evacuate,
while also providing firefighters with
a much-needed staging area for equip-
ment and response teams.
(The Camp Fire was the most destructive wildfire in California’s history. Here’s a look at terrifying images from the blaze
as it tore its way through Northern California. Courtesy of ABC7 News Bay Area and YouTube. Posted on Nov 10, 2018.)
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