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
conduct prescribed burns, aka good fire. but you got to know what you re doing to get the permit. so we re going to take out this top little corner. we re going take our time. today i m going the hang out with some people who definitely know what they re doing at a prescribed burn on private property. always try to be downhill of the fire. leading the way are wildfire analyst zeke lunder and don hankins, a member of the plains miwok tribe. and a professor of pyrogeography at chico state university. a couple of miles ago the camp fire burned a quarter mile from here. they ve been living with this extreme fear of fire. so we got this effort started locally to make it easier for landowners to burn their own land. the object is to not kill the big trees, but we do want to kill little baby trees. we want to kill brush. the more communities live in these kinds of environments can use fire, the better off they re going to be. if you each grab a torch, we ll get moving on. this
we ll get moving on. this. my 8-year-old dream s come true. this is part of a larger conservation project that don and zeke are involved in. training people in the practice of prescribed fire. we got lots of different fuel types out here. we got oak leaves. we got pine needles. the pine needles burn better. i m learning along with the other members of the community. they want to help our state by safely using good fire in a controlled setting. the key word is controlled. good day to light a fire. there you go. that s good. let s go. we re just burning up the easy, dry grass. and we re just going to work our way down slope with our ignitions. small spot fires are slowly lit down the hill, supervised by zeke and don. everyone has a radio and a weather spotter checks for any changes in the wind. and cal fire officers are standing by. can you tell i m trying to say don t try this at home? picking up fire and dropping