Radio Paradise - Fires

Posted by: Mercky on 10 November 2018

Just been reading the news reports on the devastating fires in California, Malibu is endangered with many stars evacuated and further north the town of Paradise has apparently been very badly hit, tuning in this morning they seem to be still on air and reading the forum on their website Bill has said everyone’s safe and that they’re not currently in Paradise so perhaps they operate from elsewhere now, nasty though with many fatalities apparently 

Posted on: 10 November 2018 by Mike-B

Yes they moved from the stations start up location at their home in Paradise a number of years ago.

Posted on: 10 November 2018 by Mike-B

Radio Paradise aside,  the fire around Paradise looks to be devastating.  And BTW Paradise & its fire is nowhere near the Malibu & LA area fires,  Paradise is about 400 miles north of the LA area.    

CNN report says the fire has obliterated 80% to 90% of the homes in the town (population 26,000) & so far there are 9 confirmed dead & 35 reported missing.   

Posted on: 13 November 2018 by Mike-B

Posted on www RP this morning   ..........   We've heard from many of you who are concerned about the fire in Paradise, CA. It's a truly tragic situation.      We aren't living in Paradise any longer, so everything RP-related is safely out of harm's way — including us. Thanks for your kind words and well-wishes.    However, the town that we called home for so many years (and named the station after) is, for all practical purposes, no longer there. While our friends there are all safe, every one of them lost their homes and almost all of their belongings. Others were even less fortunate and lost their lives or lost loved ones. 
If you feel called to help, a local bank has set up a fund to help fire victims. All money collected will be distributed to carefully selected local charities