ian kohl with more from the santa cruz mountains. >> reporter: the depriestus family knows the drill. forced to leave home once again. >> nobody wants to leave their house again. nobody wants -- you know, you leave your house, you don't know what you're coming back to. >> reporter: they evacuated last summer during the czu lightning complex fire that threatened homes. now incoming rain will make all of that burned area unstable. it's right above their house, and the hill could slide down on top of it. >> they had called and told us there was a mandatory evacuation, and so we called the hotel we were at the last time and said, well, we're coming back for a couple of days. >> reporter: the next door neighbors are evacuating, too. they moved here just one year ago. >> it's rough. >> reporter: worth it? >> yes. i will take anything to live i this area no mter what. it's stressful, but it's the better thing to do. we're going to be safe. >> reporter: flashing signs warn people entering boulder creek sheriff's deputies are going door to door telling people to get out, they'll also patrol th