Boise community embraces Paradise Fire victims

  • Source: KIVI-TV Today's 6 News Boise
  • Published: 11/18/2019 12:00 AM

One year after the Camp Fire tore through Paradise, California, that left many residents homeless, some are still picking up the pieces. The event called "A Little Slice of Paradise in Idaho" was meant to bring people together who relocated to the Gem State after losing everything. Ruth Kmiecik says she felt compelled to organize it. "When the fire happened, my family lost their homes. My friends lost their homes. I wanted to connect them all because the biggest thing that people lost wasn't their stuff. It was their community," said Ruth Kmiecik, organizer. Tanessa Smith says she moved to the Treasure Valley after the fire. She says one of her fondest memories was in Paradise. "I was fairly new to the area. We'd lived there for seven years, so we didn't have a long history like a lot of the people, but Billy Park was a really special place for us.



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