photo courtesy LA Times
I vividly recall the Angels Crest Station Fire of 2009. For days we couldn’t go outside, each time you walked to your car, it was covered with more ash. After the fire, I remember the ash in my pool and everywhere, the smell of smoke had even permeated our attic insulation. Each day we hosed off the yard (pre-drought) but yet the ash kept falling. I contacted my insurance carrier (Allstate) and filed a soot and ash claim. In order to save on our premiums, we have a hefty deductible, but we received enough to properly clean the pool, the house, rain gutters, and most importantly, the air ducts.
