Early Nov. 8, the Camp Fire sparked to life in a remote Butte County canyon. Within hours it roared across thousands of acres; within a day it leveled the town of Paradise, sending tens of thousands scrambling for their lives.

Seventeen days after it began, the Camp Fire was declared 100 percent contained — under control — on Sunday, Nov. 25. The fire has taken at least 88 lives with hundreds still missing.

The aftermath

The survivors

Paradise drew retirees from across the West. More than one-quarter of its residents were over 65.

Not much remained, but Ryan and Kim Spainhower found a pressed coin from their honeymoon with the inscription, “Kim & Ryan soulmates 4ever. Good Luck.”