SAN FRANCISCO — The Latest on Wildfire victims ordered to leave damaged property (all times local):5:42 p.m.A Northern California county hard-hit by wildfire ordered residents living in temporary shelters on burned out lots to leave their property. Federal officials warned the county and Paradise that those laws jeopardized federal funding for the massive cleanup of the Nov. 9 wildfire that wiped out most of Paradise and destroyed 14,000 homes. The Federal Emergency Management Agency said permitting residents to live on burned-out lots before they are cleared and inspected puts health and safety at risk. The Paradise city council on Monday rescinded a two-month old law allowing residents to live in temporary shelters on their wildfire-damaged property while rebuilding. Thousands of residents were left homeless by the Nov. 8 wildfire that destroyed most of Paradise and many still remain without reliable shelter.

Source: National Post February 05, 2019 01:41 UTC