dna testing and make a positive identification. reporter: as dusk turns to darkness, first responders get a short reprieve, to reflect on the difficult job they have to do. it is relatively indescribable. it is complete and total devastation. we have been tasked to help give the community closure as best we can. there is personal for you. you re from paradise? yes, sir. my sons is up here in a home up here, i think that s typical of our local first responders. we re all touched personally by this incident. 15 miles west in the city of chico, the walmart parking lot has become the unofficial reasonable camp for evacuees with nowhere else to go. this isn t any organization. this is just people from all over chico and the state that are having to feeding people. it s amazing. he thought he lost everything, even his best friend. it was just amazing the
first responders. we re all touched personally by this incident. reporter: 15 miles west in the city of chee koe, the walmart parking lot has become the unofficial shelter. people for over chico and the state. reporter: this man thought he lost everything, even his best friend. it was just amazing the support i got from the community to find luna. she got singed pretty bad. but, you know, we re back together, having luna back has made it so much easier. reporter: just a few cars away, roommates emily and travis are still in shock. when i tried to get out of paradise, that s the point where i thought maybe i could lose my own life because the trees were on fire on either side. you don t know what happened to your house. i m sure it burned.
darkness, first responders get a reprieve and reflect on the difficult job they have to do. it is relatively indescribable. it is complete and total devastation. we ve been tasked to help give the community closure as best we can. reporter: this is personal for you. you re from here. yes, sir. my sons have both lost homes here. that s typical of all our local first responders. we ve all touched personally by this. reporter: 15 miles west the walmart parking lot has become the unofficial refugee camp for evacuees with nowhere else to go. there isn t any organization. this is just people from all over chico and the state that are coming in and feeding people. it s amazing. reporter: ryan thought he lost everything. even his best friend. it was just amazing, the support i got from the community to find luna. she got singed pretty bad, but