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911 officer he said he couldnt grasp what he was seeing. his 38-year-old wife kim lying naked and bloodied on the floor. >> i rolled her over and i saw she wasnt breathing. i tried to give her cpr. >> did you think there was a chance that she might still be alive? >> at that point i didnt know. i had to give her every opportunity i could. >> are you with her right now? >> i, i am. >> is she awake. >> no, shes not. >> on the 911 call you -- its almost like youre wearing two hats. youre the distra...

>> shes dead. >> you had a reaction to seeing them. your wife is laying there. what did you do when they got there? >> i covered her with a comforter. >> was that more the husband instinct? >> yeah. husband and fireman. its decorum. my wifes naked there on the ground and i got half a dozen people in the house. you just cover her up. >> at some point a call went out to the jacksonville sheriffs office. >> when something like this happens theyll call me first. >> assistant chief at the time, t.k. ...

>> reporter: three people including a baby inside at the time of the crash. thankfully escaping unharmed >> unbelievably lucky the way this plane went down and where that they were able to escape. landed in their living room. >> reporter: the plane had just taken off from a nearby airport. the ntsb now investigating steve patterson, nbc news. >> up next why its beginning to feel a lot like christmas.

Neighborhood. a single-engine plane slamming into a home, igniting an inferno. >> theres smoke at the end of the runway at 2-4. airplane reported down. >> it was completely engulfed. it went up, as soon as you heard the boom, it was full ignited. >> reporter: miraculously, a father and his 18-month-old baby boy, in the home when the plane struck, escaping alive. >> its unbelievably lucky. the way this plane went down and where, that they were able to escape. and it landed right into their living...

Folks that live in this house came and woke you up this morning? >> they were slamming the garage door, yelling ""fire." >> reporter: our clayton sandell is there. >> the winds have been coming down those mountain canyons at a ferocious speed, pushing this fire into this residential neighborhood. >> reporter: and back at the 46 fire, crews battling their second major wildland fire in the last 24 hours. >> most of our crews and some of the people that ive already talked to that are out here today...

Fire as its called just one of several new infernos sparked by todays dangerous winds. in riverside county elderly residents had to be evacuated when the hill fire ignited nearby. >> folks started coming out. >> reporter: firefighters battling the getty fire on the west side of l.a., now 27% contained. officials releasing video of the moment they believe that fire ignited early monday when a tree branch snapped and fell into a powerline. and in northern california a million people remain in the ...

Parts of the 101 shut down when a truck is blown over. and in los angeles, the getty th is a part of los angeles at hasnt fires since i believe it was 1961 with the bel air fire. but i mean, something that the residents here its a new reality. >> reporter: the firefighters are aware of the historic nature of the santa ana winds. >> we havent seen this since 2007. just to give you an idea how unusual this santa ana is, its been 12, 13 years since weve seen such a strong wind event. >> when you he...

>> we try to save them all. we cant always be in the right place at the right time and we do the best with what we got. >> which explains you can have a home standing here and the one behind us gone. >> absolutely. some of it is timing and some of it is what we cant account for, when the fire generates its own weather. >> i know you could wish you could save them all. >> we do. >> weve met so many dedicated firefighters across this state, not been seen in more than a decade here, blowing over th...

>> for understanding the job. >> yeah.hink they understand th families around here know that were important to them. >> they say its part of the job, but they go days without seeing their family or facetiming their children. >> i think my family finds solace in the fact that i work with great people. just tell them youre not going to be able to facetime the kids at night. >> going to be trying to keep each other safe the whole time. >> and youre coming home. >> exactly. >> thank you, guys. >> th...

Finally tonight here, america strong. it is always important to remember the brave men and women who are fighting these fires. we were there today as teams of firefighters work to protect the reagan presidential library in simi valley. in los angeles, the getty fire, too. >> the first deployment, we were up for -- how long was it? >> like, 26 hours. >> something like that. >> 26 hours straight. they have not been home since sunday. you all have families? >> yeah. >> what do you say when you leav...