Flea's manager stated that Flea's house had not burned. I suspect he meant that the house Flea lives in did not burn.
Edit to add link:
http://www.tmz.com/2007/11/24/fleas-malibu-home-lost-to-fire/
49 houses burned. The Malibu Bowl area had the lowest priced homes in Malibu, even cheaper than the mobile homes of Paradise Cove. The media will focus on 'known' names, but there are a lot of ordinary folks who lost their homes.
Having lived in Malibu from '02-05, I know many people all over the town, including a couple of 'our own' who have very nice early S cars. Like most people who live in 'the wild,' Malibu folks tend to be very self-reliant and would be unlikely to ask for sympathy -- sorry to disappoint. The trade-off is clear to everyone I know who lives there. It's a great place to live, and to them, the risk is worth it. I have plans to buy a particular lot and build on in in the next five years, when I have a successful 'exit' from the business I've built.
We all live where there is a certain amount of risk. I've been through a major earthquake and was grateful for a small ($15K) FEMA loan at 3.2% to put things right. I paid the loan back. Maybe some people got grants, I don't know. But I think applying money to put people back to being productive, earning money and contributing to the GDP is a responsible investment (as opposed, for example, to dumping a trillion dollars in a middle eastern country where we are not wanted).