Refusing evacuation, California resident plans to fight fire himself Top Searches Refusing evacuation, California resident plans to fight fire himself AFP / Jul 27, 2021, 08:30 IST FacebookTwitterLinkedinEMail file photo of July 24, 2021 shows a firefighter passes a burning home as the Dixie Fire flares in Plumas County, California TWAIN, United States: Even as dense smoke from an enormous wildfire blows closer to Jon Cappleman's home in rural northern California, the 60-something man rebuffs calls to evacuate. "A lot of people think we're foolish," he says. But if it comes down to it, Cappleman has a plan: he will fight the flames of the Dixie Fire himself.