Far from wildfire flames, residents of sunny Los Angeles go about their lives in disquiet and fear

You’re in this disaster, and it’s nature. There’s no controlling what’s happening,

said Teddy Leonard, who with her husband Andy owns the landmark Reel Inn in Malibu, which was destroyed in the Pacific Palisades fire

Yesterday was that wake-up call,

he said, referring to the Sunset Fire that burned across the park and the Hollywood Hills on Wednesday evening

You watch disasters on TV — hurricanes, tsunamis, tornados,

he said