"Every time there are cutbacks on the budget it does impact the crew. But look, the crew are so good, they find creative ways of getting around that," say JLP.

A blizzard engulfed Michael Kovac’s house as the Palisades fire approached on Jan. 7 — “an absolute blizzard of embers,” he recalled. But by the time the smoke cleared, the 2 1/2-level, ...