The loss and grief that comes from the multiple wildfires that exploded in Southern California this week is really just beginning. As the fires continue to rage–as the devastated homeowners and families, friends, and fellow SoCal residents rage at the way the fires were handled–it is the rebuilding of buildings and of lives that will really exact a toll. I have hands-on experience with gut-wrenching, life-changing, painfully slow aftermath and I have some hard-won advice to share.
In 2007, I lost my home in the San Diego wildfires in what at that time was considered the largest fire in California history. I now reside in Los Angeles County, so, I have a real sense of the need and empathize with those now affected. The path of destruction that the flames leave is shocking. The devastation of this kind of disaster is hard to fathom for anyone–but is…
