“It’s a little exhausting. I don’t want to say we’re getting used to it. But
we’ve all gotten really good at evacuating. The community comes together.”
— Trevor Smith, owner of Big Red’s California BBQ in Oroville, where thousands
this week fled the Thompson Fire[1] amid windy, brutally hot weather. Butte County has suffered multiple disasters in recent years, including 2018’s deadly
Camp Fire.
