I wonder if a few steps could save some of the homes that have not yet burned: 
1. Run several garden hoses up to the roof, attach them to old school lawn sprinklers. 
2. Cut down all trees and bushes near the home and drag all flammables including trash cans away from the home
3. Spritz particularly flammable things with home-brew fire retardant 
#encino #tarzana #shermanoaks #palisadesfire