"We're so excited about it because it's all gonna be new and beautiful and fire-resistant, which is on most people's minds." A four-plex being built for the Paradise Lutheran Church. "Well, it isn't just something it's something like this," Nordgren replied. "Given what you've gone through, what is it like for people to see something being built back there?" asked Tracy. It's rebuilding, too – a four-plex Q Cabin that will replace the parsonage building that once housed their pastor and that was lost in the fire. "I think people just let go of their need to control, because we all learned that there is no such thing," said Gwen Nordgren, president of Paradise Lutheran Church. Rebuilding Paradise, Calif.īut the Camp Fire left behind more than burned trees and empty lots it also transformed a lot of the people here. "I think noncombustible housing is the future," Sneed said. Tracy asked, "When you see all of the natural disasters, especially a state like this is facing, and what we know is coming as climate change accelerates, is this the future of home-building?" Nearly 50 million homes are now in these areas which are prone to wildfires. Communities like Paradise are known as the Wildland Urban Interface, where the great outdoors collides with someone's front door. Of course, getting too close to nature is part of the problem. Vern Sneed of Design Horizons shows correspondent Ben Tracy the noncombustible materials used in a Q Cabin. "This is about as close as you can get," Sneed replied. But this is about as close as you're gonna get?" Tracy asked, "I understand why you won't call this 'fireproof,' because you could never guarantee that. With the Q Cabin, those entry points don't exist. Scientists say most homes ignite in wildfires because embers get into window frames or in-between roof shingles.
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