Rebuild or move? One woman's tough choice after a wildfire

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Channel: Marketplace APM · 2015 · Education

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Four years ago, Bastrop County, suffered the most devastating fire in Texas history. Fifty square miles and nearly 2,000 houses burned, just half an hour outside of Austin. Afterward, residents like Melissa Bishop faced a choice: rebuild or hit the road. She's taking the money she got from FEMA and trading the scorched piney woods of Texas for a forest in Oregon.

Video by Filipa Rodrigues
Reporting by Andy Uhler

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