Glad most of the town is back where they belong. Very sorry for those who lost their homes. As a piece of advice, I hope you folks ask the tough questions about what led up to your situation playing out the way it did. I don't live in Wrightwood, but when I was asked about the fire from out-of-state folks even I, not a professional...just someone who is observant as has spent time in Wrightwood, told them that the wind change was going to pose a problem. This was based on what we saw of the fire that made a run out towards Hesperia some 20-whatever years ago. IIRC it was similar circumstances.
You all were chased from your homes. Some don't have homes to go back to. You're happy to be home, but tough questions should be asked before the focus on the fire fizzles out and goes away.
1. If advanced imaging aircraft were present over the fire, where was that up-to-the-minute data provided to the public on the day residents had to, essentially, flee?
2. If it was available, whose job is it to direct the public and local officials to that resource? Did that happen? If not, why?
3. Where were the local media? In previous fires in LPC, I've been able to use their helicopter coverage to provide extremely accurate distances from active fire to structures in Wrightwood. I don't believe we had those resources available. Were they all covering the fire in Orange County?