Almost six months have transpired since the fire siege of October 2007 struck the communities of Fallbrook, Rainbow, Bonsall and the rest of San Diego County.

October 22, 2007, and the weeks and months that have followed have been an extraordinary time for the North County Fire Protection District and the residents in the communities that we serve.

We feel extraordinarily blessed that our communities weathered the fire siege without any fatalities or significant injuries. Our hearts break when we see the losses that our friends and neighbors suffered as a result of the fire.

We are renew...