0 shares | |
Us.
Please help us to be safe."
The camp fire burning in northern california is now the deadliest in state history with at least 42 people dead.
Teams are using cadaver dogs to search through charred ruins?
For hundreds of oregon firefighters are in california helping fight the camp fire.
Kezi 9 news reporter michael sevren joins us live in the studio?
After speaking to a team that just got off a 24 hour shift on the front lines.
Matt renee?
I spoke to one firefighter who has been battling the camp fire.
He is now resting at their base camp in nearby chico?
But soon will be back out on the fire lines doing what he can protect lives and property.
As the camp fire continues to rage in northern california an army of oregon firefighter are doing what they can do to stop the blaze in it's tracks but it hasn't been easy.
Sot: last night the temperatures got down to 38 degrees and the fires were acting like they were burning in an 80 or 9?degree day.
Lance lighty?
A captain for lane fire authority?
Is leading a strike team that's been battling the camp fire since saturday.
Take a look at these photos he sent us that show the destruction.
Whole hill sides have been charred black.
Sot our division had numerous spot fires that crossed our containment lines and are crews engaged with cal fire crews and other agency to catch these fires if we could.
Working in steep terrain really rugged areas.
Lighty says other oregon firefighters have been going door to door in the town of paradise searching for any victims. he tells me while it's likely he won't be home in time for thanksgiving?
He knows so many other don't even have a home to go back to.
It will be tough being away for the holiday but we are here doing very important work getting this community back up on their feet.
And you think about it they are missing their thanksgiving to so we'll be here to help them through that.
The firefighters are also seeing an outpouring of support from the communities they're trying to protect.
The lebanon fire district who has i did ask lighty what he thinks it will take for firefighters to make some serious progress on the camp fire.
He tells me what they need