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Marketplace Features
The Barklow family home in Claremont, California. photo: Jo Giese
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Discussion:
Have you and your family survived a catastrophe (fire, earthquake, tornado, etc.)? How did you do it, and were you better or worse off afterward? What advice would you offer the Barklow family we are following?
 Share it with us...
Photos:
 Images of the fire's damage
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Thousands of families lost their homes as hundreds of thousands of acres burned in the devastating Southern California wildfires that raged at the end of October. In this ongoing series, special correspondent Jo Giese follows one of these families, the Barklows, as they move through the difficult process of regrouping, recovering and restoring the normalcy of their former lives -- before the fires.
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Series Program Segments
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 The Expensive Cost of Fire
Summer fires are blazing across the West. One here in Los Angeles County forced 1,600 families to evacuate. Today firefighters say it's close to containment - and most residents are headed home. But what happens when you can't go home? If you're like a lot of homeowners, you figure your insurance will pay for you to rebuild -- if you've kept up with your premiums. Our special correspondent reports that last summer's devastating fires left many homeowners wishing they'd read their policies more carefully.
Tuesday, July 20, 2004
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The Rebuilding Process
Wildfire season began early this year in California. Firefighters contained at least half a dozen blazes relatively quickly last week. Yesterday, Governor Schwarzenegger ordered up additional equipment in anticipation of a long hot summer. Last year proved to be an especially painful fire season. In Palmer Canyon, an hour east of Los Angeles, 43 of the community's 46 homes were consumed by blazes. In the aftermath we met the Barklow Family, as they tried to put their lives back together. That was last October. Months later, how's it going for the Barklows? Marketplace has an update.
Tuesday, May 11, 2004
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Out of the Ashes
During the California wildfires this past October, a special correspondent introduced one family in Palmer Canyon who lost everything-- from their home to their nail clippers. Today, she checks back in with the Barklows, who decided to pay off the mortgage on a house that no longer exists. Almost 3 months after the fire, not one of the homes in Palmer Canyon has started reconstruction.
Wednesday, January 21, 2004
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Scrimping, Saving, Adjusting
After the Southern California wildfires burned their home to the ground, the Barklow family sifts through the economic ashes and tries to get back on track. Will they be able to rebuild? The Barklows are now struggling with urgent financial matters: If they can rebuild with an SBA loan, they should be back where they were before; if they have to take what's left over from the insurance money after paying off the mortgage, they're going to be financially devastated. The parents are also trying to come up with ways to save money on everyday items -- items this once-comfortably middle-class family never thought twice about before.
Thursday, November 13, 2003
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The long road to Recovery
To many families, homes are more than just the sum of their physical parts: They’re also the stuff of lives and dreams. After the recent wildfires, one Southern California family is starting the difficult process of piecing a life back together. The Barklow family lives in Palmer Canyon, 45 minutes east of Los Angeles. Like many others, they had to evacuate their house as the fires drew near. Now, only exterior stone walls and a chimney remain. And, their insurance will only cover a fraction of the house’s total value. With the help of some charities, the family is trying to move on and recover.
Tuesday, November 4, 2003
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