During the 2003 blazes, 15 people died and just 56,000 were evacuated. Some residents never got notices to evacuate, and that's not surprising considering the magnitude of the fires, the available manpower and the methods used for evacuation, which consisted of law enforcement personnel knocking on doors and notifying residents from loudspeakers.
By Jim McKay
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