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>> after losing track of their relatives, eric and his brother barely make it through the firestorm, escaping their car just seconds before it's engulfed in flames. turns out their mother is nearby and witnesses their escape from the vehicle. >> what i see is the kids, you know, with the car burning. i was panicking. i was shaking. for the whole, you know, commotion that was happening. but just when i think i'm going to lose them, i was feeling numb, but i got out and run to them. >> eric and his extended family make it out, but his grandmother's house is totally destroyed, along with 60% of m...

I was panicking. i was shaking for the whole commotion that was happening, but just to think that i'm going to lose them i was feeling numb, but i got out and ran to them. >> eric and his extended family make it out, but his grandmother's house is totally destroyed along with 60% of middletown's other homes. in the end, several firefighters suffered severe burns and four civilians lost their lives. >> i do think it's a miracle that we survived. it was the scariest thing of my life, and it always will be. nothing can top that. >> to avoid finding yourself in such a dire scenario, it's critical ...

Vehicle with window coverings due to the fact that those are combustible materials, and those materials itself will start to catch fire just based on the radiated heat. >> and rolling down your windows will only let the elements in faster. so if you chose b, you made the correct decision. keep those windows closed. >> what you want to do is try to stay encapsulated inside that vehicle as best as you possibly can. it's imperative that you ensure that your windows are fully closed, that visibility is maintained. it's going to be difficult to see but what you need to do is slow down as best as yo...

>> 16-year-old eric marx was watching the inferno from his grandmother's house in middletown when suddenly -- >> i saw the fire jump the road. so i told everybody, let's go, let's go, let's go. go! >> with choking smoke closing in from all sides, eric's relatives take off in other vehicles while he jumps in the car with his brother. but as the brother approaches a highway, they run straight into a wall of flames. fire on the highway, and you're in the hot seat. and later. how would you fare during an attack by an armed intruder? >> it looked like for some reason, this is going to be the day th...

Actually overcome by smoke and fire. and making a run for it isn't much better. >> you should not flee on foot. you most likely would be safer in a structure that would protect you for a matter of moments rather being in the direct line of the wildfire. that fire front will move over you very rapidly, and you have a better chance of survivability by putting yourself inside of a structure. >> the correct answer is, b, but if no structure is available, there's another option. >> the best sort of escape in a vehicle is to find some sort of open area that has a low fuel, that has some dirt around ...