The Camp Fire Burned Their Home, But Strong Family Ties Kept Them In Paradise
The wildfire destroyed 11,000 homes, and the Issacs' house is one of the first on their street to be rebuilt. They committed to staying in Paradise, Calif., because of their jobs and growing family.
by Rachel Treisman
Nov 27, 2019
4 minutes
Chelsea and Noah Isaacs were busy new parents to twin daughters when they lost their home in the Camp Fire in Paradise, Calif. That same day — Nov. 8, 2018 — Chelsea discovered she was pregnant again; later she would learn it was with another set of twins.
"All of those things kind of created this perfect storm of appreciation for what I've got, but then at the same time this feeling of 'how is this all going to work?' that was really overwhelming initially," Chelsea said.
The family evacuated safely, but their home was destroyed. Noah said just two
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