DC-10 Air Attack Humboldt Fire Chico, CA Part 1

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DC-10 Air Attack Humboldt Fire Chico, CA Part 1

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Fire Fighters on the front lines along Doe Mill Ridge. A DC-10 is used to fight the Humboldt Fire in Northern California. By day three the fire scorched the entire canyon shown in this video and beyond.The inmates in the orange along with CalFire put it all on the line and took big risk protecting structures.If the fire started a few more miles east on Highway 32 the strong winds would have pushed the fire south through the town of Paradise,which would have been catastrophic. In times of elemental crisis there are no heroes only survivors.

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i heard yesterday ... ( 3 months ago by CnLPro)

i heard yesterday that south libby neighborhood wasnt supposed to be there today? is south libby safe? i got a couple friends who live there

I live in New ... ( 3 months ago by BeondaPale)

I live in New Orleans and though I lost my house in Katrina, I'd rather live under the threat of hurricanes that you can see coming at you 3 days out than the fires and potential for earthquake that you guys have to live with in California. Stay safe. God bless all of y'all

i live in paradise, ... ( 3 months ago by theweeklyburner)

i live in paradise, dude, they pull you out by your arm for evacuations, you think in your head:HOLY CRAP! So I couldnt bring my camera because the guy said : Immediate evacuation, if you do not comply, we will take you under arrest! NOT HELPFUL

they said when ... ( 3 months ago by theweeklyburner)

they said when evacuating, pack your stuff, your homes might not be here tomorrow. The wind shifted *thank god* and a bunch of bombers and such came from the santacruz fire the next day

I totally thought ... ( 3 months ago by theweeklyburner)

I totally thought that the helicopter was gonna wreck into the power lines :32-:42

Did the helicopter ... ( 3 months ago by renomedic4311)

Did the helicopter even hit fire with his first drop or was he "pre-treating" the fuels in front of the fire??? J/k, actually, the aircraft are what save our butts on a daily basis when it comes to wind driven fires. Great job with this video!

O.k. cool, I live ... ( 3 months ago by CnLPro)

O.k. cool, I live in lower Magalia (old Skyway across from Pentz) and I haven't really had time to hear the news, is there any chance of it gettin' up here? I don't think it will but you never know, they didn't think it would get into Paradise but it did.

I live on Crestwood ... ( 3 months ago by fathercwabby)

I live on Crestwood Drive in paradise. There's an area of homes not too far from me where I was able to get a good vantage point of the fire.
I'm really not supposed to still be at my house, as the fire people came by my house and told us we should evacuate, but my parents didn't want to go. I do, though. If only to escape the heat.

Nice video, My ... ( 3 months ago by cbrina600rr)

Nice video, My daughter is firefighter there right now. Thanks for doing this.

The roads, however, ... ( 3 months ago by deedlerock)

The roads, however, WERE closed, so if you were on either side, you could not get to the other. Fortunately for my family, some of us were on the Paradise side and were able to get the animals and meds out, whereas the rest of us were able to drive out to Yuba and get motel rooms for the several days that access home was closed.

We are FINALLY home ... ( 3 months ago by deedlerock)

We are FINALLY home, only to have an 8 hour power outage and have to go back to Chico for battery-operated lanterns....and witness a wreck where stop lights had failed...sigh. We're safe and sound at home now, and all is well. What a fiasco...but some have lost everything they had.

Alot of good people ... ( 3 months ago by LieutenantFlesher)

Alot of good people lost there homes in that fire

Please thank your ... ( 3 months ago by ChicoStateMegan)

Please thank your daughter for me.
I'm here in Paradise and we wouldn't have a home if wasn't for the over 3,500 firefighters that fought this evil fire. They all did amazing work and put their lives on the line to save us and our town. There are not enough words to express my gratitude. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!

I don't drive and ... ( 3 months ago by moonapple16)

I don't drive and was home alone when this fire broke out. Lucky for me, my mom was on her way back to her office after lunch, saw the smoke and called me. I walked out on our deck, saw the smoke and knew it was coming up Stilson Canyon towards Wilder Dr. So I started packing even before the Sheriff showed up to tell us to leave. We had some very close calls because of wind and flare ups, but all the homes here survived.

lol bad aiming on ... ( 3 months ago by addias35)

lol bad aiming on the first drop of water on the fire but yea i live in chico, ca i never saw this fire coming!

my dad is fighting ... ( 3 months ago by GalacticSpeedDemons)

my dad is fighting there.

It came within 200 ... ( 3 months ago by David95928)

It came within 200 yards of our house. There were two firetrucks and seven firefighters stationed at it. The firefighters were incredibly great!

my house is gone ): ( 3 months ago by isnipeu360)

my house is gone ):

I was just down the ... ( 3 months ago by lamschuchart)

I was just down the street

i think they were ... ( 3 months ago by jakerapedrugs)

i think they were trying to dampen the surrounding area to keep it from spreading...though i am not positive.

I'm glad you're ... ( 3 months ago by seabrain)

I'm glad you're safe... but how can a fire be "evil"? It's just fire - it's a naturally occurring phenomenon :P Glad you're okay tho.

there was a freak ... ( 2 months ago by MarioLoco03)

there was a freak lightning storm that started over 130 fires here in shasta county.

phew that was hairy ... ( 1 month ago by geterdonein01)

phew that was hairy, was 2 minutes from my back door step. but i didnt loose my house. Thank you firefighters!!

That fire was bad ... ( 2 weeks ago by Dreamfall3000)

That fire was bad it burned down so much!!!!
I had a pre. Evacuation warning!!!

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