I 100% believe that the clearing of brush for the Salt Creek neighborhood helped save downtown/my home. If that was brush, so much more would have burned... I'll never forget opening my front door in my home, and feeling like I just opened an oven, the blast of heat, wind and ash, the glow was all you could see.... Thank you for saving my home. The way our community came together (besides cult bethel) was beautiful. I was at the Holiday Inn with my coworkers from Massage Envy all day/night offering free table and chair massages for all anyone working to protect our community and those evacuated. Also volunteering at farms/ranches/sanctuaries to help the animals... God bless the lives lost #shastastrong

Cal fire saved our town of Redding. Its because of them redding is still here. I have nothing but gratitude for them. They are amazing and we owe them everything. Best firefighters in the world. Love u @calfire

That picture of the firenado with the white hot fire to the left brings back horrible memories. That is the moment I ran. Thinking that I may have waited too long.

Thanks to All CHP, CalFire, Sheriffs, Forest Service ..... for all you did for everyone during the Carr Fire 👏👏👏

I can't believe this, Charlotte Bailey was a very good friend and a neighbor of ours two doors down. We were also neighbors with the Chief of Police, we move a few years before but it still hurts seeing all the memories.

I remember being 6 or 7, walking outside, just to see a giant plume of smoke and ash falling like rain, the sun an eerie orange, an absolute terrifying moment as red colored the bottom of the smoke cloud, and honestly it was insane to see and live through the Carr Fire, even though it was the 6th most destructive fire in California history, but it is honestly the most memorable. I remember having to evacuate, and there was still ashes where we went. I remember driving to our relatives, tell me to evacuate because the Carr fire was insanely massive and I was so young. By insane luck, the Carr Fire narrowly avoided our house, reached other parts of our neighborhood but not our house. My family was lucky to have no homes destroyed by this terrifying and massive firestorm. Thank you to those who saved lives and helped contain this destructive and terrifying monstrosity of a fire.

I remember doing structure protection as part of the TGU strike team at Clear Creek and the fire almost had us completely surrounded. One of the scariest experiences of my life.

I remember seeking a little young man standing on the corner as we left camp, everyday that young man would salute as we left to work... He sure did stand out in my eyes. Thanks youngster.... 2 more chains

These brave and much needed and appreciated men and woman in public safety see things that would effect ones life in so many good and life changing ways. Thank you all and gods speed.😢🙏🙏

I am from High Level, Alberta where the Chuckegg Creek wildfire is still burning and our community is under threat once more as the weather is getting very, VERY hot, thank you to every firefighter from any country who serve and protect.

Everyone around there, Shasta County, were the lucky ones compared to Paradise, horrific! I'm sorry for your loss in all those effected tramadicaly, from whatever they d.e.w. I use to live around there. Just missed this catotrophic event, just a year earlier. Awesome video. Thank you!

It is tragic. But you did it, and defeated the fire element, saving people and nature! Good work!

I remember watching the news and having to stay at my grandmas. Scariest time of my life

I wish I had one day to relive seeing my old home i cry everytime thinking about it

Police, Sheriff, State police, Highway Patrol, Paramedics, Firefighters, Park service, National guard. They will do whatever they can to keep everyone safe....

When you hear a sense of urgency from the Air Attacks voice it’s bad….

Thousands upon thousands live where this fire was and was headed. Unbelievable

I live in Alabama and I was thinking that big tornado looked about like an f4. Without fire, that’s certain death basically unless you’re underground in a shelter. Now add a 2700 degree fire . Unreal

Thank you

Looking forward to joining the team soon :) Thank you for your service o7

Tornadoes sound horrific enough. I can’t imagine the sound of a firenado.

My heart goes out to the people effected by the Carr fire being from uk where we don’t commonly get wild fire and when we do they are typically small but I understand how devastating they can be

what is that music? it's so sad and beautiful.

four years gone by , rest in peace

Wrong Fire? At 2:53 that sure looks like the intersection of Pearson Rd. and the Skyway, with Big O Tires in the background in Paradise, California.

This hurt us really bad

i remember that day. i think i got home from my group meet and i saw the ash raining down in our yard. even some embers.. thank goodness nothing came of it but it was scary. i didn't sleep much for the three days it was the worst, packed up ready to go, we almost had to evac. The week before i was at Whiskytown lake with my friends that was the funny bit...it was hell on earth those few weeks. thanks you to all the crews that saved our city CHP, cal fire and Nat Guard. thank you so much for keeping us safe.

Till this day it still breaks my heart that my hometown Redding, Ca went up in flames. That day was like the gates to hell was broke opened. My parents and I were worried if were going to loose our home and not have a home to come home to. I do feel so sorry for those who have lost their homes and their lives. We are still Redding strong and forever will be. God bless our true super heroes of our town and for those who came out of state to help fight this fire.

I evacuated 3 houses in 2 days during this chaos.. it was the first time I had a full blown panic attack

Video does no justice to the experience of these monsters. The roar and heat are something that feels like the devil himself is eating the world. It's terrifying.

For all that helped

Scariest thing I've ever been through... I was in French gulch working for at&t that day and I and three other guys crammed into the Telsa reel truck and the smoke was so thick you couldn't see the chp suv in front of us if it wasn't for their lights ..the truck started to get hot inside and I remember looking at my coworker and just saying hold on. The fear was real. The fire was on both sides of 299 and when we finally broke through that fresh air was the best thing ever. The next day I was back out in Keswick repairing phone lines putting out spot fires with the water buffalo ... It took us a whole year and a half almost to replace all the at&t infrastructure that was damaged or destroyed..

I remember last summer there was on day I woke up for school and there was No sky it was just smoke from the fires in California and I live in Illinois by Chicago.

Poor California I live in willows and the smoke was so bad we cancelled football practice for almost 3 weeks

Why wasn't the USFS included in this? Thats something messed up!

Dear Chief Bret, You may be proud of Your self sir.

Is there really anything anyone could have done to prevent this from being so bad?

To think this started when two vacationers got a flat tire on their trailer, continued to drive on it, and sparks from the wheel ignited grass in the ditch. :(

This is just the beginning

Spot fires 5 to 6 miles away from the main fires? How come?

This was one of the worst fires ive seen here we had to leave the city for protection it was so smoky bro

I was at Texas during the fire

😢its so sad to see all the house and forests burnt down to ash all my prairies go to everybody the is a victim of the carr fire and all the agencies that was out there fighting as hard as they could thank you so much CHP and CAL FIRE

I was one of those people who lost my home 2 years ago I lived in old shasta and my address was 11050 Wingfield lane

2:13 Cal Fire asked us "ALMOST right away" to deploy dosers. No one ever talks about how they let it burn overnight before attacking it. Looks like that part is completely overlooked by all officials. And that very reason is why it turned so destructive the next day. Smh

At 2:43 that was the wrong fire, that fire was delta and that’s pollard flat

I thank the man above they got all the peoplein wheelchairs out they are parlized god bless you i am in a.wheelchair go cal 🔥

We need more people like these officers in Congress.

That fire was on my moms birthday

How does a Tornado form in a fire?!

I grew up at whiskey town lake. It's hotter then heck all summer long there. Dry as a bone

So horrible..."thank you to you all"...

Umm that ain’t no car fire 🚗🤨

If I had billions of dollars I beat this fire was set

Well this is only half the story

Great Job Law Enforcement. Thank you. It's too bad how the Law Enforcement is being treated by the local governments now. They love them when there needed and then shit on them when there not.

Cop gave my wife a $250 dollar ticket because when we evacuated abd brought our pet duck.

"Hello World Bring out the truth or else it will be too late " In India, Bhutan, Papua new guinea and Myanmar also have forests as well as scorching heat, in the Himalayas there are same kind of trees like Europe, America, Canada, Brazil as well as Danes forests, even the public is less expert and poor but NO WILD FIRE what does it means ????? There is never a wild fire there, have you ever heard it? The world will have to think again, what is this mystery? Why only Europe, Brazil, Australia, Canada? (think again why this developed land lords countries only ?) Even No wild fire in South Africa? So Bring out the truth or else it will be too late, some most developed brains are on way to kill entire earth more early then the expected ....Few Gentleman PLEASE COME OVER NOW, help to bring the truth before the world...

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