New York Times: With fire rolling swiftly down the hill toward their houses on Thursday, Jeff Brown, his brother and his grandmother were forced by sheriffs deputies to flee the two homes here that the family has occupied since the 1960s.
Mr. Brown, 38, was back just an hour later. His house was untouched, but his grandmothers home was gone only the chimney still stood. Damn, you cant even tell there was a three-bedroom house here, Mr. Brown said, as he walked across the property on Friday. The trailer...