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
that the tribal members of this community, who have already experienced so much intergenerational trauma, were hit hard by the fire. a tragedy compounded by the fact that until recently, native wisdom about how to coexist with the fire had been suppressed. it said before the whites came here, that people could ride horses, like three, side by side, all through these forests around here. that it was that open. danny is a seasoned firefighter. he helped establish a native-run fire department for the greenville ranch ria, which he serves as assistant fire chief. talk about the importance of firehouse that was led by your tribe. we teach more of a traditional knowledge, not just putting out the fire, but taking care of the earth, and if you take care of the earth, the earth will take care of you. you know, the old native ways. to learn more about this, danny invited me to sit down with tribal member, trina cunningham, who s director of the manu tribal consortium and a
that until recently, native wisdom about how to co-exist with the fire had been suppressed. it said before the whites came here that people could ride horses like three side by side all through these forests around here, that it was that open. wow. danny is a seasoned firefighter. he helped establish a native-run fire department for the greenville rancheria. which he serves as assistant fire chief. talk about the importance of the firehouse led that was led by your tribe? we teach more of the traditional knowledge, not just putting out the fire, but taking care of the earth. and if you take care of the earth, the earth will take care of you. you know, the old native ways. to learn more about this, danny invited me to sit down with tribal member trina cunningham who is director of the consortium and a tribal conservation specialist. one of the important aspects of it to me is the relationship of humanity with nature. and it seems that we ve forgotten that relationship. yeah.