Butte County evacuation orders lifted in Camp Fire

Butte County officials lifted all remaining evacuation orders for Paradise and unincorporated Butte County on Saturday morning, more than a month after the deadly Camp Fire swept through the Sierra foothills on Nov. 8.

Zones 1 through 13 of Paradise and Morgan Ridge B Zone in unincorporated Butte County were the last areas to be made available to residents who fled from the blaze that burned 153,336 acres, destroyed 13,972 residences and killed at least 86 people, according to the Butte County Sheriff ’s Office.

The Camp Fire, the state’s deadliest and most destructive wildfire, was 100 percent contained on Nov. 25.

Officials advised returning residents to stock their vehicles with food, water and extra fuel because authorities have limited resources, and so many area businesses were destroyed.

County public health officials have provided re-entry kits with N-95 face masks, rubber gloves and full-body protective suits to residents returning to other affected areas in the Camp Fire burn scar in recent weeks.

The Butte County health officer issued a hazard advisory ahead of the evacuation order announcement asking residents not to live on any destroyed property until Butte County Environmental Health officials determine all hazardous waste is cleared from properties.

Properties destroyed by wildfires typically contain high levels of lead, mercury, dioxin, arsenic and other carcinogens, according to health officials.

Authorities also warned that there is an increased risk of flash flooding in the burn scar and snowfall in higher elevations.

For more information on the re-entry process into the region, visit: https://buttecounty recovers.org/re-entry.

Lauren Hernández is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: lauren.hernandez@ sfchronicle.com Twitter: @LaurenPorFavor

Gabrielle Lurie / The Chronicle Stan Sorensen looks through his sister’s property, which was destroyed by the Camp Fire in Paradise.