La Jolla Reservation residents return after fire

Thursday, November 1, 2007  

Residents of the La Jolla Reservation in California began returning home after fleeing from fire.

The reservation was among the hardest hit by the Poomacha Fire. About 9,000 to 10,000 acres -- or 97 percent of the reservation -- burned and 60 homes and structures were destroyed.

"It's sad, everything is destroyed," Candice Nelson told The North County Times.

The Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Federal Emergency Management Agency are helping the La Jolla Band of Luiseno Indians with recovery efforts.

Get the Story:
Members of La Jolla tribe begin returning (The San Diego Union Tribune 10/31)
Evacuees Return, Find Reservation Destroyed (NBC San Diego 10/31)
Palomar Mountain reopened for residents (The North County Times 11/1)

Relevant Links:
After the Fires Fund - http://www.sdfoundation.org/fire2007

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