‘Is This Real Life?’ A Wall of Fire Robs a Russian River Town of its Nonchalance

From all over the San Francisco Bay area and beyond, summer tourists typically jam the streets of California’s Russian River beach towns to experience a slice of paradise. In Guerneville, residents of the popular destination are left wondering what will happen to their homes, as wildfires continue to rage and officials order them to evacuate for a second year in a row.