While wildfires continue raging across California, destroying thousands of acres of land and homes, sources in snow-covered Lake County point out it has its own history of fires.

Charlie Salerno, who evacuated with his friend Mason from Hollywood Hills, described the chaos they encountered.

The devastating wildfires in California have claimed two significant pieces of California’s cultural heritage: Actor Will Rogers’ historic ranch house and the Topanga Ranch Motel, built by William Randolph Hearst.