Tragic but familiar narrative in Camp Fire: Most victims were older, disabled

There are no children on the list of dead from the Camp Fire. No teenagers or even young adults have been identified as victims of the disaster.

The 46 named victims so far were, on average, 71 years old. The youngest was 39; the oldest 95.

Many had physical disabilities and couldn’t flee. Some refused to leave, unable to see, hear or smell the impending danger, or lacking the cognitive abilities to acknowledge it.

They were among the 85 people who died in the Nov. 8 blaze, some in their beds, others just outside their front doors. A few made desperate phone calls to family, friends or emergency responders, begging for rescue.