‘We Couldn’t Keep’: A California Household’s Life After Evacuating

“They’re having meals proper right here. Now we’re staying at an Airbnb. I come forwards and backwards to get meals, or waters and stuff like that. Actually, to return get sizzling meals so we are able to come eat. Plenty of stuff that’s been useful is all of the donations and stuff that these folks have offered for us. They’re going to have a wildfire reduction night time, too. After which additionally this different place referred to as Altadena Ladies, they’re making a gift of some stuff too.” “With out faculty, I actually don’t have rather a lot to do. However once I hang around with my mother and my aunties and my cousins, they refill my schedule. Regardless that I don’t actually like having to do math and never having the ability to play on a regular basis, I actually like faculty, hanging out with my pals. I at all times knew a hearth was going to occur finally, however I didn’t understand it was going to be like this — destroying homes in all places it went and blocking issues. And yeah, making folks not be capable to have a house or going again to their dwelling to get what they want.” I by no means thought that it might occur to Altadena, to our neighborhood. It’s not going to look the identical. It’s not going to be the identical.”