Why did the “sales people” evacuate? Because they are stupid simpletons . . . ergo they work as new home sellers in a diving market. My fireplace as “burn marks” very very close to my home as well. Just like the rest of my home is protected by the construction and barrier (stone hearth) from the fire in my fireplace, 4S is designed and built to be unaffected by Santa Ana driven wildfires. Those that evactuated were stupid, uninformed, panicked, and actually put themselves at more risk by evacuating. You get what you pay for in terms of Mello Roos in 4S if you are a family with kids. Best parks in San Diego, excellent schools with all new construction and equipment which in turn is a draw for the best teachers, and streets filled with middle class kids from parents who for the most part care greatly about their families and community. (Read much lower likelihood of crime, gangs, etc.). Many of the “older” no Mello Roos communities have older families with the kids all grown and gone. 4S is the best place in San Diego for families with kids hands down.