Identification of the deceased was hampered by the fragmentary condition of many bodies. Ten of 18 dentists in Paradise lost their offices and patient records in the fire. Two of the dead were identified from the serial numbers on artificial joints, 15 from dental records, five from fingerprints and 50 from DNA. Funerals and benefits were delayed by the identification difficulties. [84] As of 2022, a few victims are still unidentified and are undergoing testing and identification by the DNA Doe Project. [85] Residential development in wildland–urban interface areas such as Paradise and its vicinity are often located in state responsibility areas, where the State of California provides fire prevention and suppression. [36] Due to a need for increased state resources to safeguard these communities, a special fee was imposed on property owners starting in 2011 to provide for fire prevention. [37] However, the fee was largely unpopular and a measure to suspend and repeal the fee was approved by the California State Legislature in July 2017. [37] Assemblyman Devon Mathis (Republican) claimed, "not one cent has gone to putting more boots on the ground." [37] A murder is committed, apparently right under DI Parker's nose. Neville undergoes a crisis of confidence, built upon his previous failure to recognise Sophie's duplicity, and tells the commissioner he intends to leave. Neville visits Sophie in prison, where he asks if any of their relationship had been "real"; she says she never had romantic feelings for him but had come to like the character she pretended to be when she was with him and in that sense he'd made her happy; this allows him enough closure to enable him to concentrate on the current case. Ultimately, Neville realises how the murder was carried out, and the team arrest the guilty party. Satisfied, Neville agrees to stay on Saint Marie. The first two building permits were reissued for Paradise after almost five months on March 28, 2019. Local public policymakers want to promote rebuilding with higher standards for fire-resistant construction, upgraded infrastructure, and using the recommended 2009 redesigns for enhanced fire safety, which included expanded road capacity to increase evacuation capacity and to provide better access for emergency equipment. [268] The first Certificate of Occupancy was awarded in July 2019. [269] Robertson, Adi (May 15, 2019). "Investigators confirm that PG&E power lines started the deadly Camp Fire". The Verge.

Just hours after an argument with rival treasure hunter Newton Farrell, Tosh Walker is murdered on Newton's boat; his corpse then thrown in the sea. Newton is the prime suspect: the murder weapon is his and Tosh phoned his wife just moments before he died. However, Newton was seen at a drinking bar when Tosh died, puzzling Humphrey and his team, who cannot understand why Newton was set up, particularly by the victim.Death in Paradise series three confirmed". Radio Times. Immediate Media Company. 12 February 2013 . Retrieved 3 February 2018. A famous chess player, who mysteriously dropped out of chess several year prior, is murdered on his returning chess match in front of a crowd. The group are pressured by the publicity of the situation. Possible suspects include the arbiter, the opposing player, a close friend, and a journalist. The journalist happens to be Commissioner Patterson's ex-wife and reveals a secret that will change his life forever. Neville also tries online dating. On November 10, then-U.S. president Donald Trump misleadingly [248] [249] [250] [251] stated that "There is no reason for these massive, deadly and costly forest fires in California except that forest management is so poor", including the Camp Fire and the concurrent Woolsey Fire in Southern California. [243] In a tweet, he threatened to end federal assistance unless "gross mismanagement of the forests" is remedied. [252] [253] Death in Paradise: Guadeloupe, the real-life Saint Marie". The Daily Telegraph. 5 January 2016 . Retrieved 2 February 2018. The North Valley Animal Disaster Group worked with law enforcement and other shelters, rescue groups and independent operations to rescue and reunite pets and families, and established an animal shelter at the Chico Airport. [198]

Paradise flying snakes are both mildly venomous and a constrictor, who can swallow their prey whole. In 2005, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) released a fire management plan for the region, which warned that the town of Paradise was at risk for an ember-driven conflagration similar to the Oakland firestorm of 1991. [30] The report stated, "the greatest risk to the ridge communities is from an east wind driven fire that originates above the communities and blows downhill through developed areas." [30] a b c Efstathiou, Jim Jr.; Varghese, Romy (January 14, 2019). "A PG&E Bankruptcy May Be What California Needs for a Utility Fix". Bloomberg News . Retrieved January 15, 2019. A hairdresser is found dead in her own salon. Three other people were present, but none of them saw or heard anything. Why was the washing machine switched on a couple of minutes after the murder took place? And where is the murder weapon? DI Parker's annoying habits get on everyone's nerves. He believes lizard Harry is the cause of a new rash he developed, so Harry has to go. This doesn't go entirely to plan...The smoke from the fire resulted in widespread air pollution throughout the San Francisco Bay Area [104] and Central Valley, [105] prompting the closure of public schools in five Bay Area counties and dozens of districts in the Sacramento metropolitan area on November 16. [106] [107] Smoke was reportedly visible as far away as New York City after smoke plumes traveled a distance of over 3,000 miles. [108] John Balmes, a physician at the University of California, Berkeley who sits on the California Air Resources Board, noted that the fire "[resulted in] the worst air pollution [ever] for the Bay Area and northern California." [109] Wherever you go, you have to start over new,” Hartley said. “Here we get to start over with friends.”

The day after the fire started, PG&E employees noted the Big Bend's line equipment on the ground. [42] Guest appearance of DS Camille Bordey ( Sara Martins) Cameo appearance of DI Richard Poole ( Ben Miller) Rice, Doyle (January 8, 2019). "USA had world's 3 costliest natural disasters in 2018, At the time, the Camp Fire was the worst". USA Today . Retrieved January 9, 2019. BBC One documentary titled Greta Thunberg: A Year to Change the World with Greta Thunberg speaking to witnesses of the wildfires in ParadiseA team of explorers visit Saint Marie in search of treasure, until the group's leader Daniel Morgan is injured in an explosion and team member Ian Parks is shot dead. Richard believes that Daniel was the intended target and Ian died accidentally, but then when Daniel is involved in another freak accident, Richard questions whether Daniel is the murderer, causing the accidents himself to seem as though he is being set-up. After asking Dwayne to bring him from the cells for questioning, they uncover a new obstacle; he has died overnight in the cells himself. A group of people, including Eve Wilding, are visiting St Marie to scatter the ashes of their friend. Whilst at the hotel, Eve goes outside and phones the police, reporting a murder. When Neville and the team arrive they find Eve strangled and dumped in the pool, Naomi is able to resuscitate her although she remains unconscious. The team are left wondering whose murder she was attempting to report and what happened as the only way to reach the pool was through the room, and the suspects never left each other's sight. Meanwhile, Neville is still annoyed with his sister Izzy's presence on the island and Darlene becomes distracted by someone not having their wedding table toppers being delivered, but discovers something which may blow the case wide open.