The sun had just set on the West Coast on Jan. 7 when Jennifer Rogers’ phone pinged in Oklahoma.
What played on her screen was a 14-second video message: A dark, smoky sky. A friend speaking, his voice steady and sad, as he pointed toward the orange glow of the fast-encroaching Palisades fire .
“OK, Jenn, it’s in the park,” he said. “Without a doubt.”…