{"id":15625,"date":"2026-06-17T04:02:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T04:02:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=15625"},"modified":"2026-06-17T04:02:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T04:02:42","slug":"deputies-firefighters-answer-different-call-rebuilding-fire-survivors-altadena-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=15625","title":{"rendered":"Deputies, firefighters answer different call: rebuilding fire survivor\u2019s Altadena home"},"content":{"rendered":"
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There were no patrols needed at the lot on Terrace Street in Altadena on Tuesday, not for the crew from the Los Angeles County Sheriff\u2019s Department. Nor were there fires to put out for the Los Angeles County firefighters working alongside them, unless you count the playful banter exchanged over the sound of drilling, hammering and sawing.<\/p>

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There was, however, plenty of goodwill coming from Rosa Fernandez, 72, stationed under an EZ-Up with her 2-year-old rescue Maltipoo Donut on her lap.<\/p>\n

After all, the 48 deputies and firefighters volunteering with the San Gabriel Valley Habitat for Humanity on June 16 were working on her home.<\/p>\n

\u201cSeeing how generous and loving this community is has changed me,\u201d Fernandez, a retired social work facilitator said. \u201cI\u2019m no longer lost and confused. I am not afraid now to reach out for help. There\u2019s so much love.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fernandez lost her home of 23 years, and its colorful garden of native plants and Talavera pots in the Eaton fire. The space she welcomed the first responder crew to is a different Altadena than the one most of them witnessed burning for 24 days in January 2025. The inferno killed 19 and razed more than 9,000 structures.<\/p>\n