In the aftermath of the Woolsey fire, Eric reached out to his friend and neighbor, Jimy Tallal who writes for the the Malibu Times. Jimy and her husband Scott had also lost their home. She interviewed all of the participants and was able to obtain their first-person accounts of the fire and its aftermath.
Click on the images below to read their stories:
Lita Albuquerque
Bill and Leslie Bixler
Elias Davis and Gail Block
Smith Family
Mark Brown and Kay Lenz
Buckley Family
Hahn-Busch Family
Carr-Stabineau Family
Dennis Duran
Kate and Edward Franey
Kay and Bryan Gabbard
Richard and Linda Gibbs
Graulich - DePerno Family
Hartley-Hamel Family
George and Margaret Hauptman
Walter and Carolyn Hoefer
Robert Huizenga
Judy and Robert Hutchinson
Melissa Ireland and Mark Olsen
Jennings Family
Lefevre Family
Michelle and Phillipe Lefevre
Meyers Family
Murphy Family
Randy Nauert
Lisa and Lois Nugent
Jackie Peterson
Brian and Jennifer Pietro
George and Sue Poptsis
Krawczyk Family
Mary Pritchett
Richard Reynolds and Michela Anderson
Ali and Gary Richardson
Paul and Rebecca Spiegel
Stutsman Family
Swindal Family
Vince and Rain Tuomey
Andrew von Oeyen
Jefferson "Zuma Jay" Wagner
Witt Family
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