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The L.A. wildfires appear to be subsiding.

What lessons will we take from this crisis?

After the fire, as read by George Hahn.

My hometown of Los Angeles is experiencing wildfires that have torched a surface area greater than Boston or San Francisco.

Students at UCLA, my alma mater, were warned to prepare for an evacuation order that thankfully didn't come.

Friends lost homes, others don't know if their houses are still standing,

or they're contemplating moving back to what feels like a blast zone.

At least 12,000 structures have been destroyed.

The death toll stands at 25, given the scale of the disaster that is remarkably low

and a testament to the good work of frontline responders and the broader community.

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