In this episode, we hear the first hand account from a 44 year veteran fireman who led a crew of volunteers on the front lines of the devastating 2018 fires in Redding and Paradise California.   

Chris Wikeen is currently the Chief of the Lake California Fire Department in Cottonwood CA.  With weather patterns changing and the conditions of California forests and  vegetation in grave condition, Chris is witnessing fire behavior like he's never seen in his 44 years of fire service.  

 You'll be sitting on the edge of your seat for this one!  

The Carr Fire started on July 23rd, 2018 just West of Redding CA near the town of French Gulch.  The cause was a flat tire on a trailer that was throwing sparks onto the dry vegetation along Hwy 99 as the vehicle continued down the road.  This fire killed 3 firefighters and 5 civilians and destroyed 1604 structures.

The Camp Fire started on November 8, 2018 in Paradise California by a faulty PG&E transmission line that was blown down by high winds. This fire killed 85 people and destroyed 18, 804 structures. The entire town of Paradise and Magalia were destroyed. 

The Camp Fire the deadliest and most destructive  wildfire in California History.