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
the most respected career in the country. so when you think about formally incarcerated people who are transitioning over into a space of the highest moral regard, a lot of people don t want us in this space. we re black folks, formerly incarcerated people, but what people don t realize, we re already out here. we ve been protecting your homes for the past three years when we was locked up. it s interesting, the person who gave us our first shot was a pl black woman. chief betty ash. shout-out to black woman. we want to be that support system. to create that support system, in 2015, brandon and royal established the forestry and fire recruitment program. a nonprofit which provides training, coaching with employment pathways to help current and formerly incarcerated firefighters to transition into firefighter careers. he quit fire service. you gave up the goal actually
lot of people don t want us in space. black folks formerly incarcerated people. but what folks don t realize, we re already out here. we ve been protecting your homes for the past three years when i was locked up. it s interesting. the person that gave us our first shot was a black woman. her name was chief betty ashe. black women. once we did this professionally, realizing people coming home ain t going to have the pathways we have, we wanted to be that support system. to create that support system, in 2015, brandon and royal established the forestry and fire recruitment program, a nonprofit which provides training, coaching, and employment pathways to help currently and formerly incarcerated firefighters transition into firefighting careers. when we started this thing, he quit forest service. oh, wow. i sacrificed by job for cal fire. you gave up the goal to actually give back. this is more of a legacy that we need to push because there s not too many black role models