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oh in there probably good reception up here guys so I'll probably go down a little further and then um reposition where we can see is a road block right up ahead further up a shin Road they're turning you guys around right up there hello megaphone yeah they just they're evacuating the um city right below me or right in my town just right above like three blocks four blocks maybe five blocks away from my house I'll get to a better position I me I'm trying to set up my tripod plus I don't want to lose reception got the chopper right over here so that's looking South towards the beach the other fire is down there the airport fire that fire over there is the line fire fire this is the um what's it called fire bridge fire let go back across the street sorry if we lose reception guys spot but right up there where that fire plume of smoke is is where Mount baly Village is which I don't think Mount Baldi Village is there anymore I think Mount Baldi Village is burnt down to believe it or not is it blurry do we have reception or yeah I'm say thanks feel I can get better closer a little bit closer I don't want to fall down this steep hill I'll zoom in a little bit it's right BR all the Flames are is that's where the village is there's only one way in and out of this mountain what's the CH doing that ranch right there it's called I think that's sweet PE Ranch no um I'm not but um if M Baldi Village is still there they're they're evacuated but the few the few streets below me down here south there's a bunch of houses right around here that are evacuating oh yeah I mean this is right in my backyard pretty much Chopper in the background I didn't think I get reception this far they the um Highway Patrol and the um what's it called this up there um National Guard shutting the roads down cuz I tried to go through Upland but it's Upland shut down Up's just to the right of us hello Gigi hello sh to everybody Welcome in comes the chopper trying to save the town of Mount Baldi no I'm not but the few streets like this the Foothills right here in Claremont are and that's Upland we're looking at right here this these Hills as of this afternoon it looks like Mount Baldi might be burnt down but I don't want to say that for sure yes I'm only I'm yeah I'm not I'm far enough away but I have stuff packed we got the highway patrol down there the National Guard was just down there too there's a little ranch called sweet PE Ranch that's pretty cool over here I'm friends with her see if I can I don't want to lose perception yep that whole area that you see on fire right now is where the village is about 2 miles up there to the Village about 600 homes up there maybe I here a ton of coyotes can you hear the coyotes yeah it is sh T behind me I'm not going to get surrounded by the fire I'm going to get eaten by a COI up here yeah right Wood's right on the back side of this Mountain rightwood lightle Creek I set up my stand see a bear comes up on me we weren't expecting this to get this far the wind's right here about about 20 mph position my stand a little bit better guys so you guys can see I just don't want to lose a shot cuz I'm surprised I have reception [Music] here come on stupid tripod hold it see if I can walk up a little bit closer without getting losing reception no there's the mountains on fire it's all Mount Baldi Let's see we probably better off where we were oh there we go hey buddy don't run me over we still alive yeah I'm good there's a lot of big horn sheep up here they have they have Road Clos yep yeah it's closed off completely okay do you live up there yeah yeah I already came down with my stuff but is everything okay up there no it's not oh no is your place is not I don't know you don't know well I'm sorry about that it's okay I just at least you got out I'm hoping for the best right exactly how far up are you I'm up higher than the village okay pass the switchbacks yeah okay a little more isolated up there but I just can't believe how it was yes this afternoon huh yeah the winds it was fine and then all a sudden it was not F oh my gosh you have family to go to yeah I already dropped off the pet there you go nice I just couldn't help it I wanted to see no for sure they have the National Guard over there in um Upland with that there the National Guard over there in Upland I know it's on those foot hills too yep yeah it's bad we don't need to put her yeah there is there are resta there's one restaurant up here in a bunch of cabins and the Ski Lodge ski lifs lady I'm talking me to my left she lives up here she's up for though I still have reception can you guys still see I don't know all right well you have a good night you two thank you stay safe he's up how up is he Chris finger did he get up further than I did or did he use his credentials is that axen what is this guy where did he get I don't see him there's some in these bushes over here oh yeah he's he's not oh he's not he's not where I am he's in he's in lever I mean he's in up finger where the National Guard is that's where I just [Music] was 69 85s damn you're right up there I want to get video I'm going to leave you guys in the car I'm just going to take a quick video of my phone yeah he's up there no he's still I'm watching him live right now [Music] yeah he must be up by the um [Music] switchbacks days back so you must be up there by the Switchback finger that's what I'm looking at okay yeah he is he's real close yeah that whole area right there that's right where the village is there's a school right there a little Elementary School that goes 8th grade fires make their own winds yeah real windy right where I am it's windy and I'm below him [Music] how the hell do he get good reception up there he must have OnStar come on buddy let's go oh he's not up in the village yet tell me it's not I'm curious to see that is is that an out building of some sort or [Music] what that's a house man this wind is not doing us any favors right now that's uh for so we're just going to have to right now we're in the middle well I would say middle on [Applause] CV ostv there must there's a bunch of houses that are probably going up in Flames so this is uh looks like a house in front of us here can't quite tell camera here oh that whole village is done for okay I'm going to try to do it this way for you guys you guys can see what I'm seeing that is in fact a residence unfortunately that is uh absolutely [Laughter] so about 4 miles very unfortunate oh my gosh for [Music] service Oregon that was Oregon State Oregon fire department side of the fire this is in front of us start [Music] driving yeah where on SC TV is he's above the switchbacks there's a bunch of houses on fire up there I don't know a road guys just here the trees holy smoke hello Susan hello everybody who me you have a doctor's appointment tomorrow that was today I don't think I can get up there to where he is on SC TV is I need the camera to fix it a little bit here sorry guys that's terrible guys I'll show you what [Applause] look at this the house is on fire completely I'll show you look at that that's a be these are brand new house some these are brand new that's on C TV if you want to go to him and look at his um live he's up there actually he's up the hill in the in the flams there's no way out of there either see how fast yeah I'll make you a mod Tandra now this thing G I don't mind if you guys want to go over there it's fine with me get different you guys get different views Mount Baldi California this is the bridge fire tendra I don't know if I made you a mod you can try it he's uh that's a house if he if I where you think he is he's right above the switchb I hate to see it really do holy cow he is in there's no way out of there he gets stuck up there by the way he doesn't know that either yeah he's way up there he's up there if he's above the switchbacks it's even worse up there there we go yeah that's a h if the Baldi Lodge burn down that was historic I think it was built in 1908 that's a cabin up [Applause] there these cars your Tesla up here if you guys want to go to on scene you can see where he is he's live right now as well he's up further than I am tell them I sent you yeah my house is down further yeah I'm far enough away but this is terrible up here Elementary School up here [Music] I don't want to move cuz I don't want to move those um the fight is creating its own wind damn yeah I do I don't have much stuff but yes I don't think the winds are going to blow that far south but I guess you never know all right we're going to continue on down the road can't believe they brought the national guard with all the fires they got to keep control of it all yeah as fire I know it's hard for you guys to see it oh my God it's so sad so devastating to see these houses go up terrible such a cool little area too little town oh reception it exploded this afternoon really bad it exploded this afternoon really bad we have the San An winds going right now though I'm surprised they haven't shut this area down where I'm at it's just right over the hill right over there up top it's not too far away I'm getting Embers in my eyes it's ashy up here this is terrible Wesley welcome in good to see you bud hope you're well what is just on the other [Music] ones oh [Music] way I'm going have to in a little bit I don't want to get run over [Music] no not at all they got the helicopters up there but that's F Signal's bad welan so this is the bridge fire that started in Glendora yesterday and now it's moved to mount Baldi [Music] per