Will Thach is trying to keep some normalcy in his life by walking his dog Wellington every day at the same times that he did before the Woolsey fire burned his house to the ground.

"I'm looking at a long process and a long time living somewhere else," said Thach.

Normally, his walk would end by returning to his house on a hilltop near Malibou Lake, but right now his home is a camper in a friend's driveway in Agoura Hills.

"My home will not be ready for two years, if I can rebuild at all," he said.

Friends and neighbors have provided Thach with everything from the use of his trailer to his dog's water bowl.

While Wellington has gotten quite comfortable here on the camper, Thach has been utilizing Woolsey fire disaster recovery resources to get help and advice on rebuilding his home.

“There needs to be debris removal and probably a new foundation," said Thach. "Permits with the county, and then start the rebuild.”

He says he was told he's not eligible for much Federal Emergency Management Agency relief because he can still work as a writer and editor without a home, but he just found out that he is eligible to apply for an emergency SBA small business loan, a $200,000 loan at two percent interest that is available to anybody who has been impacted by wildfires.

Thach doesn't have his usual hilltop view of Malibou Lake at the moment, but he's grateful that his point of view is still from a place of hope.