While it may be impossible ever to know for sure, several variables could be at play for those homes that survive, experts say: a smart, fire-resilient design; an owners’ preparation, like clearing ...
Rodney Nickerson had lived in Altadena since 1968, when he bought his three-bedroom house on Alta Pine Drive with $5 down.
Sitting in the hotel room where his family sheltered from the Eaton Fire, Eric Martin was certain his Altadena, California, house – the place he’d once believed his 1- and 3-year-old sons ...