*sigh*
It seems to have been a blindspot for sure.
California has been good about earthquake building codes, going so far as to seismically retrofit older structures. But wildfire-wise, it’s ridiculous how densely packed and high up into brushy hills construction of so many new multimillion dollar homes have been. It shouldn’t keep taking catastrophe to wake people up.
But floods seem even more difficult to escape. Prayers.
In California the earthquake codes were put in a long time ago. The lack of wildfire control is a recent event. They want to reinvent how people live. Wildfires are a tool.