It's been a year since the Mountain Fire tore through nearly 20,000 acres in Ventura County.

Jim Hill, who survived the fire, continues to reel from the wildfire. After evacuating, Hill watched his home burn during live TV coverage.

"It comes in waves," he said. "You have good days. You have bad days."

Since then, he's been working to rebuild in an impacted market with survivors of the Palisades and Eaton fires also trying to rebuild.

"An insurance company normally insures you for about $400 a square foot," Hill said. "Well, the bids we've received are anywhere between $700-$900 a square foot.

The Mountain Fire burned 243 buildings, 180 of which were homes. It damaged another 126 structures and injured six people. Ventura County received 51 building permits in the past year, 24 of whi

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