Lytton Band donates $1 million to help victims of wildfire

Thursday, November 15, 2018  

The Lytton Band of Pomo Indians has donated $1 million to help victims of the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history.

The tribe donated the money to the Camp Fire Fund 2018. It will go to help residents of Butte County who have been affected by the devastation.

"Our tribe is devastated by the destruction and loss of life and property happening in Butte County," Chairperson Margie Mejia said in a press release. "It is the Lytton Rancheria's deepest hope that our donation will help to support the victims of this tragedy as they begin to recover and rebuild their lives. We are also hopeful that this donation will inspire other companies and individuals to contribute anything that they can to assist the Camp Fire Fund, as all donations will be used to directly aid the victims and their families."

Today at the #CampFire Incident base in Butte County, fire officials had a visit from @JerryBrownGov along with state, local and elected officials. pic.twitter.com/LWaaaSzWDj

— CAL FIRE (@CAL_FIRE) November 15, 2018

The Camp Fire has burned more than 140,000 acres in northern California since November 8. As of Thursday afternoon, at least 56 people have died and 130 people -- mainly the elderly from the community of Magalia -- have gone missing.

"Every time I come to California I say this is the worst fire I’ve seen," Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke wrote in a post on Twitter on Wednesday as he toured areas affected by the Camp Fire. "Once again this is the absolute worst."

President Donald Trump is headed to California on Saturday to meet with fire victims.