No, I'm really not that negative at all.
No, we don't have drive by "shootings" in this area.
My point is this - why, knowingly, put yourself in a bad situation to begin with?
If I lived in Nebraska / Iowa and got nailed by a huge earth quake, I'd be surprised. So would a lot of other folks.
If I bought property, next to the Missippi River, and got flooded out - I would not be surprised. Neither would anyone else.
This individual decided to locate in a known fire prone area. Numerous fires over the years. Year after year. Yes, the fact that this one is suspected arson flat out sucks. But that does not take away from the facts that 1) this area burns - repeatedly. Over and over and over, 2) bad time - Santa Ana winds.
It is like living on the east coast - Virgina - South / North Carolina - Florida. You know the risk of a hurricane.
Maybe I presume too much. I just figure that common sense would prevail.
LVM