Allyson Turned News Today

Northeast of san diego, probably about 50 miles. >> john and i actually decided to move to valley center when our children were small because we wanted them to have a more rural environment to grow up in. in 2003, asheleigh was 16. allyson was 20 and jason was 22. jason was always the one that was looking out and making sure that everything was okay. he was a complete boy scout. >> you know, i really tried to stay away from doing a lot of dumb things. i tried to be the more cautious of my family...

Werent very concerned about it. >> when we really started getting concerned is when allyson called us. she was taking a friend home and said that the reservation was on fire. >> we could see that the fire was a couple miles north, so not heading towards our house. >> and we thought, "well, we should be fine." and we would just leave if we had to be evacuated. >> wed been warned by the firefighters that if you get the evacuation notice, you need to be prepared to get out quickly. i took the photo...

>> were homeless. we have nothing. weve lost a daughter. you know, allysons in critical condition. the doctors are not giving us any hope. our entire existence was being with allyson and jason and just holding ourselves together. >> coming up -- a daring ride down the mountain. >> i did not want to drive off that edge so i started yelling, "i cant see the road." >> and a mad dash back into the flames. >> i was transported into a war zone. this cant be real.

Was one last ride on a fire truck. >> we didnt want to put ashleigh in a hearse. >> i remember seeing police lights on both sides of the street. and the street was empty except for people that were standing along the street. >> and then all the firefighters were the honor guard, and it was really special for us. >> the physicians told us that allyson had less than a 15% chance of survival.

And i cant see where im going. all i know is that my sisters are here, theyre in trouble, i need to get help, i need to get out. even though its smoky, even though its hot, i know where that fire station is, i know which direction its at, and i know where to go. so im running down the street, not realizing that i dont even have any shoes on. the air that youre breathing is several hundred degrees and youre basically gonna microwave yourself. youre gonna cook yourself from the inside out. you tak...

>> and all that i can see is fire all the way around, and the truck wont start. >> i tried, i dont know, maybe four or five times to get it to restart. >> we can hear the sound of the truck bending, the metals popping. and i know i was screaming at john to get us out, get us out. >> it finally restarted again. i couldnt see anybody behind us. >> im looking for allyson. its like where, you know, is she standing? is she -- has she fallen? wheres allyson? >> and as i get down to the bottom of our d...

>> when allyson turned and ran away from us, and i saw the flame and smoke come behind her, is when i first went into a state of shock. it was very confusing. everything was -- just felt off. it didnt -- it wasnt flowing. >> i had to leave so that everybody else could get out because im blocking everyone. so lori and i are in my truck. we start heading down the driveway slowly looking for allyson. >> where is allyson? we cant find her. and were driving and were looking. and were trying to figure...

The physician told our pastor to prepare for another funeral. they lost hope. >> my name is allyson roach and i survived. i was burned second and third degree burns over 86% of my body. i actually cant say how many surgeries ive had. but ive lost count at roughly 30 surgeries. i didnt think about having a family or falling in love, because i felt in my own head that no one was going to want to marry someone who looks like me. i very much felt like a frankenstein for a very long time. i was very ...

And bob is on my tail and mean i just had my eye -- one eye glued on the rearview mirror to see if he made it. you know, cause i didnt think he was gonna. i really didnt think he was gonna. and then he burst through it. literally its, like, you know, a slow-motion gunshot through a barrel. he just kinda -- puff of smoke kinda separated and he burst through it. and i was like, "oh thank god. oh thank god." >> as i come down the driveway, i see my sister coming up. and she was on her hands and kne...

Her," and it -- its not registering that thats not soot, thats fourth-degree burns. >> id always prided myself in being prepared. i was not prepared for this. i see allyson. and im not even really processing that shes that hurt. im looking at my daughter. im a registered nurse. and i still dont see how bad this is. the next thing is me and her getting shoved into the back of an ambulance. >> somebody asked me if i wanted to go with them to the hospital. and i said no. i said, "im -- i need to wa...