California Burning

Wild fires, once again, are raging in California and are torching the homes of the poor and rich alike.

This seems like it happens all the time in California, this and mudslides. It reminds me of floodplains on the Mississippi and any other river. Why do people build houses in areas where a bad flood will destroy the house? If there is a chance that a wildfire or a mudslide might destroy your house, why do you live there?

Sure, maybe the views are nice, but how nice is the view of a pile of rubble that used to be your bedroom?

I have trouble feeling sorry for people who become victims of their own stupidity.