Evacuation holdouts defy danger to protect homes

Mike Tarzian didn't even bother watering down his roof of his Tujunga home. He closed all the windows, leaned a ladder against the house for firefighters and stuck a case of water in the fridge.

[skipzkid]

and when the fire stops you and you have to be rescued and the firemen that do that lose their lives, what will be your response to their families.

[donn]

these peolple are jerks par exellance

[Equal Sense]

If you've never been in the situation, you're the jerks for your attitude. Sure, it's a chance-----but more often than not it can save your home and even some of your neighbors. I know, I saved 2 plus my own.

[Ted Wickstrom]

Formula lost/hopefully temporarily misplaced during the socialization of this democracy: Freedom mandates responsibility. You want the freedom to defend your property? You are now equally responsible.