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“No Danger to Paradise,” 911 Callers Were Told

As the deadly Camp Fire approached Paradise, 911 callers were told they weren't in danger.

Aired 10/29/2019

FRONTLINE

“No Danger to Paradise,” 911 Callers Were Told

Clip: Season 2019 Episode 16 | 3m 15sVideo has Closed Captions

As the deadly Camp Fire approached Paradise, 911 callers were told they weren't in danger.

As the deadly Camp Fire approached Paradise on Nov. 8, 2018, town residents who called 911 were told they weren't in danger by a dispatcher who hadn’t yet heard anything to the contrary from Cal Fire, the state’s fire service. An excerpt from the new FRONTLINE documentary "Fire in Paradise." [Image: An image from the Concow area the morning of the Camp Fire, before it spread to Paradise.]

Aired 10/29/2019

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A year after the devastating Camp Fire, who’s to blame and why was it so catastrophic? (31s)

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