KTVU News At 5pm August 22, 2013
We want to show you just how close the flames came to the command coast. You can see it behind me, with all the vehicles and personnel. This is cherry lake road. It became a fire break, because the flames came up right to the edge of the road. Reporter the command post was spared, largely due to the efforts of hand crews. This veteran firefighter from north lake tahoe said it was a close call. Protecting ourselves, thats number 1, just saying alive. It doesnt happen very often. Reporter the same tactics firefighters used to save the command post are also being used to save homes. 2500 homes re...
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