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Decided we were going to deploy fire shelters. >> their small tents to hope lock enough oxygen for you and block out the fire's deadly heat. 19 firefighters in arizona's yarnell fire of 2013 deployed theirs but didn't survive. >> when it comes time to do it yourself, it really seems surreal because it is your last option. >> the call kevin eventually got out despite dying batteries and a spotty gps to indicate his location. >> el dorado, we're in a safety zone for shelter. >> helicopter pilot gary dolan heard the call from dispatch. >> what did you hear on the call? >> all available helicopter...

>> helicopter pilot gary dolen heard the call from dispatch. >> what did you hear on the call? >> all available helicopters prepare for an emergency launch. i'd been doing 28 years and never heard that terminology before. so i just jumped in and started it up. >> with that, gary was on a tear to get to the trapped men ten miles away. >> on fire. the smoke all over 30,000 feet. okay, we're right over the fire there with the guys. >> we got in our fire shelters right over here and then we heard the helicopter. >> i saw the fire shelters below me and looked out this way and i just saw the wall of...

In tonight's "extraordinary people." >> helicopter pilot gary heard an all call from dispatch. what did you hear on the call? >> "all available helicopters prepare for an emergency launch." i've been doing this 28 years and i've never heard that terminology before. so i just jumped in and started it up. >> with that, gary was on a tear to get to the trapped men ten miles away. >> everything in front of us is on fire. there's a smoke column up at least 30,000 feet. we're right over the fire that was trying to kill the guys. >> we got in our fire shelters right up over here and then we heard a h...