[dogbyte12]

This already is estimated to surpass the Malibu/Laguna fires in economic damage. The running total for insurance companies was already well over $500,000,000

The 93 houses that are in danger now near Simi, are all million dollar plus homes alone to give everybody an ideal on the economic impact this is going to have.

[nicmarlo]

Border Communications Center


Incident: 0014 Type: Structure or Grass Fire
Location: ALPINE
Zoom Map: Click Here
Info as of: 10/27/2003 6:55:24 PM

ADDITIONAL DETAILS
6:52PM - PER SDSO FROM VIEWPOINT TO JAPATUAL FIRE IS APPROACHING FWY

[Letitring]

I can well believe it. I've seen 14 car garages, complete with content, burned to the ground. HUGE homes up in smoke. Valuable, pricey cars, gone. People are just stunned, and I am too, from just seeing it on streaming video. It's neighborhood after neighborhood, home after home, just gone. Left behind is charred, blackened ruins. It's truly amazing more people haven't been badly hurt or killed. Awesome job by the firefighters.