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gotten so bad that it wasn't 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 and more refugees. this episode is about californians and fire, because we got to learn how to get a...

california history. >> agh. lucky for us the fires hadn't made it to where my family lives in oakland, but the air had gotten so bad that it wasn't 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 have a gotten worse. >> dixie fire. >> woolsey fire. >> are more towns burned to the ground, more for...

california history. >> ahh! lucky for us, the fires hadn't made it to where my family lives in oakland, but the air had gotten so bad that it wasn't 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 fire. >> there are more towns being burned to the ground, more people whose lives are devastated,...

Is there a reason for optimism with this? >> i don't think that we're going to be able to prescribe burn our way to have the entire landscape be fire safe, but i think it can help. >> i think we are headed in a good direction with it. now the state is finally at the point with policies that came forward this year to recognize cultural burning. it's now codified in state law and i was able to work on some of that policy development. the state has a plan that's coming forward. like, we're targeting to burn 500,000 acres by 2025 within the state. >> wow. >> that's not enough, but it's a starting ...

Ago there was five-foot flames. now it's sort of out. it's super fascinating. is there a reason for optimism like this? >> i don't think that we're going to be able to prescribe burn our way to help the entire landscape be safe. but i think it can help. >> i think we are heading in a good direction with it. now the state is finally at the point with policies that came forward today to recognize cultural burning. so it's now codified in some state law, and i was able to work on some of that policy development. the state has a plan that's coming forward. we're targeting the to burn 5,000 acres b...