CHICO, Calif. — Mike Erickson had been living in the trailer park for 341 days when he saw the new sign. It was unmissable, a blue billboard at the entrance to what had become a place of last resort for families made homeless by the worst wildfire in California history. Its message was unmissable, too. In 12 days, the site would be closing and everyone would have to be out.
The last days inside Trailer 83
As climate disasters increase, a last-gasp FEMA camp for wildfire survivors tests the government’s obligations to the displaced.
October 17, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. EDT