We've got a great tradition to back up here. We're just trying to keep the fire burning.

The fire is getting bigger but that does not mean that it is a bad thing, sometimes we expect that to occur, but one of the ways that we fight the fire is by actually lighting smaller fires between the containment line and the larger fire.

To have a naturally started fire in a natural area with plenty of species that are dependent on fire isn't necessarily a bad thing.

You have to go in and fight the fire where it is because you're trying to protect all these improvements.

There was a 1,600-acre fire that our volunteer fire department was trying to fight with garden hoses and grit. We knew we had to get serious about fire protection.

I couldn't get him because I couldn't breathe. It was felt like my lungs were on fire. I was trying to get some air so I could go back.