In the last fire that hit SoCal town Ramona, which has a group of SV homes, none of the homes was hit by the fire, altho it came very close, right up to the property line. Fire is again impacting Ramona, and it will be interesting to see if the SV homes escape again:
http://www.euronews.net/index.php?page=info&article=449710&lng=1 If we don't hear from the SV homeowners there, I guess that means that the homes were not spared.