If a megaphoned voice tells you to evacuate, go - and other lessons from California`s season of fire and flood
(LA Times Clippers)

We moved to Ventura a few years ago to escape the L.A. heat. Shortly before midnight Dec. 4, we were among thousands evacuated from our homes. A few hours later much of our neighborhood, including our house, was burned to the ground. Now our hearts break for our neighbors up the road in Montecito,...