Dozens of volunteers are continuing to search for remains through the rubble and ash that now make up the city of Paradise, which was completely wiped out by California's devastating Camp Fire.
The death toll for the Camp Fire now stands at 77, with nearly 1,300 people still on the missing list. The blaze is the deadliest and most destructive fire in California's history, and its fourth-deadliest natural disaster.
Volunteers are working hard to finish their search before upcoming showers.
While the predicted downpours could help tamp down blazes, they may also wash away telltale fragments of bone, or turn loose, dry ash into a thick paste that would frustrate and complicate the search.
A team of 10 volunteers went from burned house to burned house Sunday in the devastated town of Paradise, accompanied by a cadaver dog with a bell on its collar that jingled in the grim landscape.
Dozens of volunteers are continuing to search for remains through the rubble and ash that now make up the city of Paradise, which was completely wiped out by California's devastating Camp Fire. Paradise is seen here on Thursday
The death toll for the Camp Fire now stands at 77, with nearly 1,300 people remaining on the missing list. The blaze is the deadliest and most destructive fire in California's history, and its fourth-deadliest natural disaster
Volunteers are working hard to finish their search before upcoming showers, which could complicate their efforts even while helping fight the flames
Paradise could receive up to 5 inches of rain this week, and the Bay Area will see around 1 to 2 inches.
The two storms, expected to hit Tuesday and Friday, will drastically improve air quality in cities where residents have been forced to wear masks or avoid going outside all together.
Air quality in the Bay Area has been classified as unhealthy to very unhealthy, according to the US Environmental Protection Agency's air quality index.
The air has been so bad that classes were shut at UC Berkeley and UC Davis.
But expected winds will help push out the smoke and bring fresh rainfall on Tuesday.
'It won't be an instantaneous clearing, but it will gradually clear as the winds pick up,' National Weather Service meteorologist Steven Anderson told the San Francisco Chronicle.
Arecovery dog searches for human remains in Paradise on Friday. Dozens of bodies have been recovered in the city so far
A sheriff's deputy looks for human remains at a home burned in the Camp fire in Magalia, near Paradise, on Thursday
Sheriff's deputies recover the bodies of multiple Camp fire victims at the Holly Hills Mobile Estates residence in Paradise
'By Wednesday, when the main rain comes through, any remaining particulates in the air should be gone by then.'
But the wind gusts, which could reach 40 mph, may also make it hard for fire crews to fight against the flames. The showers will also ground aircraft that have been aiding efforts.
Cal Fire officials also worry that the rain could cause mudslides.
The Camp Fire has destroyed 10,500 homes and torn through 150,000 acres - about the size of Chicago - since it first ignited more than a week ago.
About 15,500 structures are still threatened by the blaze, which is only 65 percent contained.
Up to 400 people are currently involved in the overall search and recover effort.
Over the weekend they could be seen scrutinizing Paradise's rubble in five-minute sweeps, using sticks to move aside debris.
Kimberly Spainhower hugs her daughter Chloe, 13, while her husband Ryan Spainhower searches through the ashes of their burned home in Paradise on Saturday
Sen Kamala Harris meets with first responders and firefighters while surveying the damage at Paradise on Sunday
A sheriff deputy holds a box of bone fragments that were found at a home destroyed by the Camp Fire on Friday
They focused on vehicles, bathtubs and what was left of mattresses. When no remains were found, they spray-painted a large, orange '0' near the house.
Sheriff Kory Honea pleaded with evacuees to review the list of those reported as unreachable by family and friends and to call the department if those people are known to be safe.
Deputies have located hundreds of people to date, but the overall number keeps growing because they are adding more names, including those from the chaotic early hours of the disaster, Honea said.
'As much as I wish that we could get through all of this before the rains come, I don't know if that's possible,' he said.
Honea said it was within the 'realm of possibility' that officials would never know the exact death toll from the blaze.
Hundreds of search and recovery personnel are involved in the effort, going to homes when they receive tips that someone might have died there.
But they are also doing a more comprehensive, 'door-to-door' and 'car-to-car' search of areas, said Joe Moses, a commander with the Monterey County Sheriff's Office, who is helping oversee the search and rescue effort.
Mourners pray during a vigil for Camp Fire victims that was held on Sunday in Chico, California. Around half of those at the vigil had lost their home
Paradise Town Manager Lauren Gill cries during a vigil for Camp Fire victims on Sunday at the First Christian Church of Chico
The search area is huge, Moses said, with many structures that need to be checked.
The fire also burned many places to the ground, creating a landscape unique to many search-and- rescue personnel.
'Here we're looking for very small parts and pieces, and so we have to be very diligent and systematic in how we do your searches,' he said.
The remains of five more people were found Saturday, including four in Paradise and one in nearby Concow, bringing the number of dead to 77.
Among them was Lolene Rios, 56, had relocated to Paradise with her husband Rick, 69, after they lost their home to another fire in Concow in the 1990s.
The retired couple, like many in the town, only found out about the blaze when it was too late.
Rick went on the roof of the couple's home when he saw their neighbor's house on fire, hoping he could still save their house by taking out any spot fires.
Rios went to the basement as she began gathering the family's dogs. In moments, the house was up in flames.
Rick was rescued by firefighters who pulled him off the roof. He is now recovering in the hospital with severe burns on his hands and face.
Mourners carry electronic candles during a vigil for Camp Fire victims on at the First Christian Church of Chico
Gov-elect Gavin Newsom, FEMA Director Brock Long, President Donald Trump, Paradise mayor Jody Jones and Gov Jerry Brown tour the Skyway Villa Mobile Home and RV Park, during Trump's visit of the Camp Fire in Paradise on Saturday
'My dad is in a lot of pain,' Maria Rios said. 'He keeps saying, "I have no skin, no skin". As soon as he heard my voice, he broke down. He kept saying, "Everything is gone. Everything is gone."'
President Donald Trump toured Paradise on Saturday, joined by California's outgoing and incoming governors, both Democrats who have traded sharp barbs with the Republican administration.
Trump also visited Southern California, where firefighters were making progress on a wildfire that tore through communities west of Los Angeles from Thousand Oaks to Malibu, killing three people.
'We've never seen anything like this in California, we've never seen anything like this yet. It's like total devastation,' Trump said as he stood amid the ruins of Paradise - which he twice incorrectly called 'Pleasure' - and pledged the full support of the federal government.
Soon after the fire began, Trump received widespread criticism after he blamed state officials for poor forest management and threatened to cut off federal funding.
Arianne Harvey holds her dog TJ near a truck still on fire from the Camp Fire in Paradise last week. Harvey was living in an RV near where her family's home was destroyed by the fire
Honea expressed hope that Trump's visit would help with recovery, saying the tour by the Republican president and California's Democratic leaders 'signals a spirit of cooperation here that ultimately benefit this community and get us on a path toward recovery'.
On Sunday afternoon, around 100 people gathered at a memorial for the victims at First Christian Church in Chico, where a banner on the altar read 'We will rise from the ashes'.
People hugged and shed tears as Pastor Jesse Kearns recited a prayer for first responders: 'We ask for continued strength as they are growing weary right now.'
At one point, congregants were asked to stand if they had lost their homes. Half of the people inside the church stood up.
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