In this March 24, 2019, photo, Gene Mapa collects metal and ceramic objects that didn't burn in the Camp Fire at his house in Paradise, Calif. Mapa now lives in Colfax, which as a similar level of fire risk. A former supply hub for gold mining camps, Colfax sits a few miles from the edge of the Tahoe National Forest in the lower-elevation Sierra. It straddles Interstate 80 and serves as the last major stop between the Sacramento metropolitan area and the Lake Tahoe region. Horses graze beside deer on large ranchettes in the rugged brushy canyons along the outskirts of the city. (Hector Amezcua/The Sacramento Bee via AP)
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