Years before the L.A. fires, Orchard Hills faced a fire of its own — and came out mostly unscathed due to a long collaboration between the developer and fire department.

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An area that in years past was an avocado orchard ... who evacuated during the Silverado Fire. "We're all preparing for earthquakes because that may happen, a great earthquake, but a fire is ...

Doran, who fought the Silverado fire, said his team had a leg up thanks ... "Not everything is concrete, so we can give some leeway in one area and tighten up another," Doran said.

The master-planned community, which straddles the wildland-urban interface, was in the path of the 2020 Silverado fire but escaped damage.