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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,...

True. >> this is part of a larger conservation project that don and zeke are involved in, training people in the practice of prescribed fire. zpr we have lots of different fuel types. oak leaves, pine needles. pine needles burn better. >> and i'm learning along with other members of the community, they want to help protect our state by safely using good fire in a controlled setting. the key word is "controlled." >> good day to light a fire. >> there you duo. >> that's good. let's go. >> we're just burning up the easy, dry grass. and we're going to work our way downslope with our ignitions. >> ...