getting more and more concerned. the wind was still going pretty crazy and i was worried that it was going to change direction. if the wind changed direction, then we were screwed. >> richard finally admits defeat, grabs his dogs and races away from the scene. >> it's not a good feeling knowing that the next time you come back to your house, it's not going to be there. night falls. a caravan of the last few holdouts from the neighborhood joins richard on his escape route. >> it does. it looks like a freakin' war zone out here. >> we did find a way out. we dodged trees and went through ditches and got past and got out. >> but it will be weeks before he's able to return to his neighborhood. >> for two weeks, there was a continued breakout of fires. we could not get back in.