gotten so bad that it wasn t safe to breathe. so my wife and i took me, the asthmatic, my elderly parent, and our kids straight to vegas. not because we wanted to gamble, but because it was close and there were cheap flights. now back then, it seemed like a oneself-in-a-lifetime thing. rescue, what is your emergency? reporter: but ever since, the fires in california have gotten worse. dixie fire. woolsey fire. are more towns burned to the ground, more forests devastated and more refugees. this episode is about californians and fire, because we got to learn how to get along. now if you re thinking that you re safe because you live outside of california, nope. wildfires happen across america, from alaska to florida. and they happen all over the world. wildfires sweeping across australia. cape town. estonia and turkey. all the way to the north pole. and even if they aren t happening near you, the effects are definitely coming to your doorstep. there i
california history. agh. lucky for us the fires hadn t made it to where my family lives in oakland, but the air had gotten so bad that it wasn t safe to breathe. so my wife and i took me, the asthmatic, my elderly parent, and our kids straight to vegas. not because we wanted to gamble, but because it was close and there were cheap flights. now back then, it seemed like a oneself-in-a-lifetime thing. fire rescue, what is your emergency? but ever since, the fires in california have a gotten worse. dixie fire. woolsey fire. are more towns burned to the ground, more forests devastated and more refugees. this episode is about californians and fire, because we got to learn how to get along. now if you re thinking that you re safe because you live outside of california, nope. wildfires happen across america, from alaska to florida. and they happen all over the world. wildfires sweeping across australia. cape town. estonia and turkey. nigeria. all the wa
california history. ahh! lucky for us, the fires hadn t made it to where my family lives in oakland, but the air had gotten so bad that it wasn t safe to breathe. so my wife and i took me, the asthmatic, our elderly parents and kids straight to vegas. not because we wanted to gamble, but because it was close and there were cheap flights. back then, it seemed like a once in a lifetime thing, but every year since, the fires in california have gotten worse. the dixie fire. the hill fire. there are more towns being burned to the ground, more people whose lives are devastated, and more wildfire refugees. this episode is about californians and fire, because we ve got to learn how to get along. now, if you re thinking that you re safe because you live outside of california, nope. wildfires happen across america, from alaska to florida, and they happen all over the world. wildfires sweeping across australia cape town sonia and turkey. all the way to the north pole
and i see the stickers, you know, santa rosa strong, sonoma county strong, napa strong, paradise strong. i can just keep naming communities off, right? where these fires have destroyed these communities, taken lives, changed lives. this thing is an iceberg and there s way more to it that no one sees. yeah. yeah, wow. despite knowing that the problem is only getting bigger and bigger, firefighters continue to put their lives on the line to protect us. there s a monster problem and our hero needs solutions.
when i first started, fire season seemed to be three or four months out of the summertime. and 20 years later, we re still in fire season. i remember going to a fire 18,000 acres, and people told me that s a career fire. the dixie did 150,000 in one day. please talk to the misunderstanding of what people think firefighters do, specifically in this area? we can get deployed to these fires in any part of the state at almost any time. and i don t know when i ll be coming back home. is it going to be tonight or is it going to be two months from now? i don t think most of us realize that you guys are gone for weeks on end like that. my record is 58 days straight. at least 30 plus. yeah. i did 59 days straight last summer. yeah. fire season, it s getting longer, and it s getting worse. and i see the sticker, you know. santa rosa strong, sonoma county strong, napa strong, paradise strong. i can just keep naming