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Question #1
The residents said Paradise was ______________.
A.
deadly
B.
dangerous
C.
full of bears
D.
home to the world's greatest strawberry jam
E.
healing
F.
lost
Question #2
What was the fire chief doing when the phone called alerting him of the brush fire?
A.
Swimming
B.
Sleeping
C.
Running
D.
In the fish hatcheries
E.
Cutting potatoes
Question #3
By 7:10 am the fire was?
A.
800-1000 acres
B.
2000-3000 acres
C.
700 acres
D.
200-300 acres
E.
400 acres
F.
900 acres
Question #4
Chief Messina wasn’t worried about the fire at first because it was?
A.
cold
B.
a storm was coming
C.
wet
D.
windy
E.
not windy
F.
they had an evacuation plan
Question #5
Dr Gonzalez points that wildfire since 1984 has ____________in the western US.
A.
decreased
B.
increased by 25%
C.
doubled
D.
increased by 35%
E.
stayed the same
Question #6
How much time before the fire started until the evacuation of the hospital?
A.
3 hours and eight minutes
B.
1 hours and eighteen minutes
C.
45 minutes
D.
2 hours and six minutes
E.
23 minutes
F.
2 hours and thirty-six minutes
Question #7
Paradise has had an evacuation plan since the __________________.
A.
1910s
B.
1990s
C.
1970s
D.
1940s
E.
1980s
Question #8
The 2008 drill showed?
A.
the east side could evacuate but not the west
B.
the east side could evacuate but not the south
C.
the center had to evacuate first
D.
The more of the town you evacuated, the more cars you got on the road, the harder it was to evacuate the town
E.
half the zones could evacuate
Question #9
When did they issue the Code Red for the Paradise Evacuation?
A.
5 minutess into the fire
B.
2 hours into the fire
C.
1 hour into the fire
D.
45 minutes into the fire
E.
they never did
Question #10
How many did not sign up for evacuation alerts?
A.
20%
B.
More than half
C.
10%
D.
More than 90%
E.
26%
F.
100%
Question #11
What was the temperature at the center of the fire on Pearson Road?
A.
3300 degrees F
B.
2400 degrees F
C.
1800 degrees F
D.
2900 degrees F
E.
2200 degrees F
F.
1900 degrees F
Question #12
What did Joe Kennedy use to clear the road?
A.
A water drop helicopter
B.
A bulldozer
C.
A squad car
D.
A tank
E.
A fire engine
Question #13
How long did it take for Paradise to be destroyed?
A.
4 hours
B.
36 hours
C.
24 hours
D.
8 hours
E.
1 week
F.
48 hours
Question #14
What put the fire out?
A.
6,000 firefighters
B.
16,000 firefighters
C.
8,000 firefighters
D.
The first winter rains
Question #15
Mike Ramsey said November 8th was Paradise’s?
A.
Pearl Harbor
B.
Settler's Day
C.
9/11
D.
Re founding Day
Question #16
What is penal code 452?
A.
Accidental arson
B.
Reckless arson
C.
Armed robbery
D.
Trespassing
E.
Arson with the intent to injure or kill
Question #17
How much in fines has PG&E received?
A.
several thousand dollars
B.
tens of millions of dollars
C.
several million dollars
D.
several billion dollars
E.
hundreds of millions of dollars
Question #18
Climate change changed the maintenance life of power lines and towers.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
Question #19
The Camp Fire could cost PG&E how much?
A.
10 million
B.
10.5 billion
C.
1 billion
D.
111 million
E.
100 billion
F.
1 million
Question #20
The fire situation will get worse in the future
A.
FALSE
B.
TRUE
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