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“Folks do see or hear about a lot of trauma, and mental safety is just as important as physical safety.”
Dozens of updates are coming down every day as Coloradans continue to pick up the pieces after the Marshall Fire. To help sort through this crucial information, we've compiled a list of what is happening today, including resources available, updates coming, and what to expect throughout the day.
Decision made by firefighters whose own lives are on the line. our martin savidge visited black forest, colorado, and he caught up with some of the experts who have to make the tough calls. >> reporter: no firefighter wants to let a house burn, but sometimes there's no choice. >> and that's the hard part. i mean, it is a gut check doing this job, that you know going to a home there might be some that you just can't save. >> reporter: other than life or death, one of the hardest decisions a firefighter will make is whether or not they can save a home, demand a big fire like this, it's a decisio...
Saved. >> correct. >> reporter: this one you might have to let go. >> yep. >> reporter: mike garmin also has a safe. after all, it's his crew fighting the flames. he reads the house itself. >> stucco, wood, wood roofs, tile roof, you know. if it's combustible materials, it's definitely going to be a harder home to defend. >> reporter:insensitive, but in past, firefighters have stayed too long simply because it was a home and died trying to save it. another deciding factor is the big picture. balancing, say, saving a home versus saving a subdivision. that's james shaddel's call. >> although a s...