http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/breaking_news/12774655.htm
"In past wildfires, some people have taken to their roofs with garden hoses to protect their homes, ignoring warnings to evacuate or waiting until the last minute to leave.

Not this time.

Many residents of neighborhoods threatened Thursday by a raging wildfire in the San Fernando Valley responded quickly to evacuation orders, said Capt. Mark Savage of the Los Angeles Fire Department.
"That's probably because of past hurricane experience," he said.

Evacuee Heidi Dvorak was amazed at how people reacted.
"People acted differently this time," she said, comparing the response to a wildfire in the same area a year ago."