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gotten so bad that it wasnt 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 a...

california history. >> agh. lucky for us the fires hadnt made it to where my family lives in oakland, but the air had gotten so bad that it wasnt 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 hav...

california history. >> ahh! lucky for us, the fires hadnt made it to where my family lives in oakland, but the air had gotten so bad that it wasnt safe to breathe. so my wife and i took me, the asthmatic, our elderly parents and kids straight to vegas. not because we wanted to gamble, but because it was close and there were cheap flights. back then, it seemed like a once in a lifetime thing, but every year since, the fires in california have gotten worse. >> the dixie fire. >> the hill...

The dixie fire destroyed the town of greenville, but the media has long since moved on. four months after the disaster, not much has changed for the people who call this place home. >> jesus. never seen anything like this. you can still smell like ash and burn, but also smell the trees. theres like a pine smell. theres also like maybe a chemical smell, because of all the plastic. you have makes my stomach hurt a little bit. never seen this stuff this close up before. >> yeah, it was heartbreakin...

Home. jesus. never seen anything like this. you can still smell, like, ash and burn, but also smell the trees. there is like a pine smell. there is also maybe a chemical smell, maybe because of all the plastic. it makes my stomach hurt a little bit. never seen this stuff this close up before. >> yeah. it was heartbreaking, man. >> its been four months. a lot of the stuff has just been sitting here. >> yeah. were in the midst of it. were in the midst of the fire. you can still -- it looks like a ...

Never seen anything like this. you can still smell, like, ash and burn, but also smell the trees. there is like a pine smell. there is also maybe a chemical smell, maybe because of all the plastic. it makes my stomach hurt a little bit. never seen this stuff this close up before. >> yeah. it was heartbreaking, man. >> its been four months. a lot of the stuff has just been sitting here. >> yeah. were in the midst of it. were in the midst of the fire. you can still -- it looks like a bomb still we...

Its not even the appearance, the light. i love the smell. the smell is amazing. my mom always cleaned the house with pine sol, so you get that pine smell for a while. its really nice. my rule regarding disposal of it, i actually mix economics with it. my first born son, his birthday is january 14th, and so i incentivize him, if this tree is not removed by your birthday, evidently were still in a different season. its not the birthday season yet, theres no gifts, no birthday presents stuff like t...

Selling frazier firs imported from north carolina. >> the drought definitely put a hurt on them which is sad. >> reporter: the lasting effect of the drought could be felt for years to come. without rain, some of the smaller trees with brown needles wont be able to survive. >> i have my tree up already. >> very proud. bragging throughout the entire piece. 12-foot tree, chopped it down, grew it from a twig. sunny does it all. >> the tree was up on friday. i had all my friends come over, and we had...