Victim of Paradise Fire - Home lost
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My name is Quinn Ruvacava and I'm from Westminster CA. Last Friday I saw on the news that Paradise CA was devastated. That's where my brother Randy lived.
The Camp Fire is the most deadly fire in CA history with 50 lives lost to date. With many more missing I fear that number will climb. It’s the most destructive, largest fire in CA history with over 130,000 acres burned. Stories of survival are starting to come out as the victims bravely start to come forward to tell them. Some are still too in shock with way too much to comprehend to tell their stories yet. Early last Thursday morning my brother escaped with his life and his kitty. The town only had minutes to get out. He tried to fight it but relized he needed to flee his house. He had to be re-evacuated from Chico and is staying now with friends. As everyone has seen on all the news channels Paradise has been almost completely destroyed. We have been checking to see if by some miracle his house made it through on the county map. It takes time for all the structures to be checked but everything around his house is gone. From what I can tell his home is completely burned. Nothing left like many in the community. He will need to replace everything he owned. My sister, mother, father and I have offered to help in anyway possible. His friends have been amazing. Right now he’s trying to take it all in and make a plan. We know we can't fix all that’s happened to him but we want to try. If you could possibly help him all of us would be very grateful and very much appreciated.
This is a him as a young boy with my puppy. Randy learned to walk by standing on my feet and both of us walking for hours around the house. When our family would go camping the kids were often older then him and not want to let him play with them. He made a "dog" named Nipper which was a piece of wood he attached to a string and took everywhere with him. Soon the kids were following him! Asking him all about Nipper, lol! He is kind, smart and brave. Please help Randy overcome this devastating event and move forward to a future. The money raised will help him replace all the things he has lost and to start over. Thank you for helping and caring.
The Camp Fire is the most deadly fire in CA history with 50 lives lost to date. With many more missing I fear that number will climb. It’s the most destructive, largest fire in CA history with over 130,000 acres burned. Stories of survival are starting to come out as the victims bravely start to come forward to tell them. Some are still too in shock with way too much to comprehend to tell their stories yet. Early last Thursday morning my brother escaped with his life and his kitty. The town only had minutes to get out. He tried to fight it but relized he needed to flee his house. He had to be re-evacuated from Chico and is staying now with friends. As everyone has seen on all the news channels Paradise has been almost completely destroyed. We have been checking to see if by some miracle his house made it through on the county map. It takes time for all the structures to be checked but everything around his house is gone. From what I can tell his home is completely burned. Nothing left like many in the community. He will need to replace everything he owned. My sister, mother, father and I have offered to help in anyway possible. His friends have been amazing. Right now he’s trying to take it all in and make a plan. We know we can't fix all that’s happened to him but we want to try. If you could possibly help him all of us would be very grateful and very much appreciated.
This is a him as a young boy with my puppy. Randy learned to walk by standing on my feet and both of us walking for hours around the house. When our family would go camping the kids were often older then him and not want to let him play with them. He made a "dog" named Nipper which was a piece of wood he attached to a string and took everywhere with him. Soon the kids were following him! Asking him all about Nipper, lol! He is kind, smart and brave. Please help Randy overcome this devastating event and move forward to a future. The money raised will help him replace all the things he has lost and to start over. Thank you for helping and caring.
Co-organizers (2)
Quinn Ruvacava
Organizer
Westminster, CA
Crosby Ross
Co-organizer