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Battling the blaze the garden house runs out of water and they use the above-ground pool. >> it is time to start running with five-gallon buckets and thats intense. youre already tired. >> reporter: who are you? >> im just an old man. im just an old guy, man. >> reporter: just an old man that wanted to keep his home from burning up. >> yes. >> reporter: he recorded cellphone video as his home began to burn. >> feels good to have it. it feels so sad for everyone though. everybody i know lost ever...

Fire ripped through this community taking 90% with it, were hearing incredible stories of survival. we talked to one man who chose not to leave and live to tell about it. >> everything around us was on fire, and we knew it was time. >> reporter: while everyone else in paradise was fleeing the fire, brad weldon decided to stay put at home and fight it himself. >> for the first few house -- >> reporter: youre using this garden hose? >> this garden hose, one out there, one in the front. one on the ...

Images we see surrounding us, we are hearing incredible stories of survival. four days after the camp fire ripped through this area, we met a man who chose not to leave and fight the flames on his own and he lived to tell about it. >> everything around us was on fire and we knew it was time. >> reporter: while everyone else in paradise was fleeing the fire, brad weldon decided to stay put at home and fight it himself. >> for the first few hours -- >> reporter: youre using this garden hose? >> in...

Consider themselves lucky. >> we got a few loaves of bread. >> reporter: five days after surviving the blaze, they say they have enough supplies to last a few days. police told them if they leave to get more they wont be allowed to return. >> im not asking anybody for a handout. to be able to take care of myself. if theyll let me do that, we can live here indefinitely. >> reporter: brad says that there is a lot to be discouraged about but hes focusing on the positives. he is determined to see pa...