The tiny community of Concow was hit hard by the Camp fire. Residents hope they're not forgotten
by Hailey Branson-Potts and Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times
Nov 19, 2018
5 minutes
CONCOW, Calif. - It's easy to drive right past Concow on Highway 70 here in the Sierra Nevada foothills.
Some 700 or so people live on dirt and gravel roads that snake deep into a forest of pine. Many have been here for generations. There are artists and retirees, veterans, loggers and marijuana growers. There are people living off the grid and others who just couldn't resist the fishing in scenic Concow Reservoir and the friendly, if far off, neighbors.
The Camp fire burned most of Concow's homes to the ground.
Much attention has been paid to Paradise, the much larger nearby town of 27,000 people, where the fire destroyed thousands of homes and killed dozens of people. But in the midst of an
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