Yep. We have a boat in Ventura and I spend a lot of time there and have many friends there. Daughters friend lost her house. My niece was evacuated from Santa Paula. Gal that lives next door to us in the marina hasn’t been able to get to work. So many stories. You have to know these areas to understand the fires there.
They’re thinking if ya have a nice cleared area around the home, you’re good to go. Unfortunately we know wind driven wild fires can come really fast and it’ll blow raining embers sideways over long distances.
I know from direct experience. One minute the fire is a few miles away you’re getting ready to bail out. The next minute the fire/embers jumped forward and suddenly it’s right down the road and closing quickly.
We know someone who lost her home in Ventura as well. She recently lost her father too. She is too devastated to come back to work for some time. So sad.