Southland Publishing, The wildfires of 2003 will go down as the most expensive blazes in California history and the deadliest in more than a decade. But some observers debate just how wild they were, and, if so, why we continue to develop housing so close to the mouth of the beast.
Calls are going out for federal floodplain-style rules prohibiting owners from rebuilding homes in fire-prone areas. Some want statewide regulation and enforcement
