covering the aftermath of this historic fire. >> reporter: as you can imagine, covering stories like this is very difficult. when we meet people and talk about the tremendous loss they have, it obviously touches us as well. can you imagine covering a story where you've lived in this community for years, the worst fire in this state's history? don't think about this as just a building. this is people's livelihoods we're talking about. this paper is putting that to print because they basically understand they are what's holding this community together at this point. >> so this is the pressroom. >> reporter: at the enterprise record in chico, california, this is not the typical rush to meet the newspaper's deadline. you guys are still sort of trying to press forward to make sure the paper is out there. why? >> it's like the one small contribution we could make to make things normal for the community, you know? the paper still lives. it's kind of a symbolic, important message to send to the community that not everything's lost.