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Longtime resident says early-morning evacuation left family with "nothing"; praises FEMA, SBA and volunteers

2212814 · February 2, 2025
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Manuel Alvarado said flames forced an early-morning evacuation and that he and his family "lost everything," and he thanked FEMA, the SBA and volunteers helping survivors.

Manuel Alvarado said flames forced an evacuation in the early hours and that he and his family "lost everything." "They told us about 2, 03:00 in the morning to evacuate the area with the loud speakers and knocking on doors, get out, get out, get out," Alvarado said. "The flames were coming. Then we got out with what we had on.…

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