his body camera oh, that s not good. reporter: not sure he d even survive. can we get in? yeah, come on! he honestly believed that he was recording the last moments of his life. and in his mind, he thought that perhaps the video would survive. reporter: but somehow, all first responders survived. i found an elderly woman standing on the side of the road. and i only found her because i got tangled in some power lines that i had to cut. reporter: and somehow, they helped the city of 27,000 evacuate or shelter in place. surrounded by blowing flames, on gridlocked roads, and thanks to melting pipes, no water. as i opened my doors, the embers wiare blowing inside my truck, and i m thinking, my truck s going to catch on fire. shut the door, run to the screaming i hear. it was an elderly couple, cuddling each other. reporter: there are thousands