Fearful of being the next Paradise, Grass Valley confronts its fire vulnerability

Kurtis Alexander June 30, 2019 Updated: July 1, 2019 10:12 a.m.

GRASS VALLEY, Nevada County — When Josiah Johnston and his wife, Kate Wilkin, hung flyers around their neighborhood last year, they didn't know how many people might respond to their invitation to discuss fire safety.

The couple, who had moved to the Sierra foothills from the Bay Area, wanted to reduce their risk of wildfire, especially with a newborn son. Although their home sits near thick forest and sees an occasionally menacing wind, they quickly learned that even longtime residents of the area hadn't given serious thought to the danger — at least until the Camp Fire destroyed a similarly vulnerable community in Butte County in November.

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