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They said on KTLA because this was a relatively new area with the houses built under the new fire regulations and the brush cleared from around the houses, it was much better and easier to save.

If I had a shake roof on my house and lived near one of the Canyons, it would be replaced ASAP. We bought a house with a tile roof in CA for that reason -- refused to look at houses with shake roofs in CA and for that fact, anywhere we have lived after seeing how fast embers can take out a house with a shake roof.

493 posted on 10/27/2003 9:09:38 AM PST by PhiKapMom (AOII Mom -- Don't forget to Visit/donate at http://www.georgewbush.com)

If I had a shake roof on my house and lived near one of the Canyons, it would be replaced ASAP.

The main problem is that there's such a weight difference between shingles and tiles that the entire roof would also need to be re-engineered and rebuilt, which cost major $$$. It's not just an issue of shingle replacement.