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Communities in the back country that were affected by the fire, which is why so many people right around us in wildcat canyon were trapped. so i was concerned, from the beginning, when i realized that there was fire on both sides of the road, that we wouldnt make it out to the main road. i knew i had to get there to get out of the canyon. that was it. there was no plan b. >> theres a fence made out of wire. and i recall looking at the wire and thinking it looked like the elements in a toaster. t...

>> theres only one way out, which was the case for many communities in the back country that were affected by the fire, which is why so many people right around us in wildcat canyon were trapped. so i was concerned, from the beginning, when i realized that there was fire on both sides of the road, that we wouldnt make it out to the main road. i knew i had to get there to get out of the canyon. that was it. there was no plan b. >> theres a fence made out of wire. and i recall looking at the wire ...

Most powerful." >> we were both working 120% just to get one vehicle out. >> theres only one way out, which was the case for many communities in the back country that were affected by the fire, which is why so many people right around us in wildcat canyon were trapped. so i was concerned, from the beginning, when i realized that there was fire on both sides of the road, that we wouldnt make it out to the main road. i knew i had to get there to get out of the canyon. that was it. there was no pla...

We could see it primarily because it was the only thing that wasnt burning. >> we hit a bank of smoke. and it was impenetrable. it was just like looking out the window of an airplane and thunder hit. just completely opaque. and i couldnt see the road. >> when we hit the wall of smoke, and sandra couldnt see anything, i did not know how to solve the problem. >> you have to keep in mind we were coming down the side of a mountain. to the right of me it completely falls away and i did not want to dr...

Which was the case for many communities in the back country that were affected by the fire, which is why so many people right around us in wildcat canyon were trapped. so i was concerned from the beginning when i realized that there was fire on both sides of the road, that we wouldnt make it out to the main road. and i knew i had to get there to get out of the canyon. that was it, there was no plan b. >> theres a fence made out of wire and i recall looking at the wire and thinking it looked like...

Trying to sleep, we got a message that our house was still there and we couldnt believe that it was still there. >> it wasnt time for a victory dance yet. because we couldnt believe that anything could have survived. >> i wasnt 100% sure that the fire had gone through and it wasnt going to come back, or what it was going to do. mainly it wasnt really the house, it was the animals, it was the horses, go and find out if theyre okay. and lend support to the horses and help them. that was really the...