Shelley Sykes
Malibu
Shelley's son Rory, who had cerebral palsy, lived in a cottage built for him on the family's 17-acre property. He did not survive the fire.
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Thirteen thousand homes is a statistic. These are the people inside it.
Sherrie Crumpler
Altadena
Sherrie was carried out of her home by three firefighters. She escaped with only the clothes she was wearing.
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The Alvarez Family
Malibu Canyon
Two parents, three kids, and a fourth-generation family property reduced to ash. They are one of thirteen thousand households still displaced.
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