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
wilderness. this is called the wildland urban interface. basically, if fire is a gang, then we re invading its territory. and since there is no quick fix to climate change or our forest fuels problems, wildfires aren t backing down from their territory. so why don t we just leave? well, people have called this land home since long before it was called california. and home can t be so easily replaced. walking through paradise, you can feel a town that refuses to go away. but you can also see that it s still going to take a lot of time to get it to come back. four years later, so many residents are still living in trailers. like retiree kevin meir. it took a while to adjust to the downsizing. that s what i call it. at the time, i was quite naive too, because i thought oh, i ll rebuild within a year. but that was not going to
urban interface. basically, if fire is a gang, then we re invading its territory. and since there is no quick fix to climate change or our forest fuels problems, wildfires aren t backing down from their territory. so why don t we just leave? well, people have called this land home since long before it was called california. and home can t be so easily replaced. walking through paradise, you can feel a town that refuses to go away. but you can also see that it s still going to take a lot of time to get it to come back. four years later, so many residents are still living in trailers. like retiree kevin meir. it took a while to adjust to the downsizing. that s what i call it. at the time, i was quite naive too, because i thought oh, i ll rebuild within a year. but that was not going to happen. the challenges have been, besides monetary is just getting