Firefighter perspective - Tubbs Fire Santa Rosa

Berkeley firefighters release dramatic video showing what they saw as they arrived to help Santa Rosa fight the Tubbs Fire. Video courtesy Berkeley Fire Dept.

[@alsimp]

Thank you, Berkeley Fire Department, for maybe saving my home. I live less than 1.5 miles right "in the line of fire" from where the Tubbs fire finally stopped its westward expansion in Coffey Park. I had wondered why it stopped where it did. Now I know at least one reason why. You guys, and all the firefighters fighting these fire, are heroes.

[@DisneyAndSpiritLover]

Your efforts are very well appreciated... I admire every firefighter for their bravery.

[@jclar3565]

Roger Clemons it’s like the Tea Fire in Montecito same story. Had burned several times along the exact same path. More awareness should be made to Californians whose neighborhood has burned historically that it may burn again

[@boba9170]

Great job guys! To come all that way to unfamiliar territory, take initiative, and save THIRTY homes is something to be proud of.

[@JohnNathanCO]

Thank you, Berkeley guys. I'm a native Santa Rosan (SRHS, '76) who happened to be visiting my family that week. We too could see the glow, from the SRJC neighborhood where mom lives. Just like in '64 when I was seven years old. Only now the area is built out with a lot more stuff to burn, obviously. I worry about what's going to happen here in Colorado sooner or later; it's much windier here in general, lightning strikes are common, humidity is low, and there are plenty of fill-the-lot subdivisions (Highlands Ranch etc.) around the cities. In any case, as others have said better, thank you again for your awesome effort.

[@billjohnson69]

Thank you for your hard work. The house you pulled up in front of was my old house. It was the house my son learned to walk in and where he spent his first Christmas. I am so thankful it is still standing, though so many of my old neighbors were not as lucky.

[@missk.c.7560]

There are not enough 'Thank You's' in the world for these wonderful, brave, courageous firefighters. These men and women selflessly put their lives on the line everytime they walk out the door and go to work. You all are greatly appreciated.

[@mc1rgene751]

So much thanks to the brave men and women of our fire departments. You are great appreciated and loved.

[@cheshietcg]

This morning I found out that a dear friend's Brother's family home was saved by the Berkeley firefighters!!! I appreciate these wonderful men and women so much. What they do is some of the hardest work imaginable. Thank YOU Berkeley Fire Dept. Unit 6❤️

[@shannonmagner3398]

I live in Santa Rosa. We cannot begin to thank you and all the First Responders who came to help us. We appreciate you all so much. ❤

[@niqhtsky8321]

Thank you for your bravery to handle such an awful fire. I was born in Santa Rosa but was raised in Windsor but my whole family lived in Santa Rosa. It was totally heartbreaking just seeing my city in flames. Still in shock to this day.

[@gclanman]

Thanks for coming up here for our neighborhood. You drove past my home, which was already gone, but helped save some neighbors. Thanks again.

[@laurav5078]

Thank you for coming to our rescue in our darkest hour. May we never forget what you have done for us. For a week we lived wondering who would live or die. Knowing so many hero's were fighting to save lives gave us hope!

[@esuasmelash3622]

All of the firefighters all of you guys did hard work try to save lives and homes try to save our city and thank you all for doing all of your hard work.

[@Michael-kq9ob]

I can't say enough "thank YOU's" in helping my beautiful City of Santa Rosa from further destruction!

[@lanswyfte]

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[@abducco3110]

That was my city too, it was horrible

[@WJosephStegnerJr]

Bravo! Bravo! Bravo! Well done, Company 6! I worked with Mike Shuken, as a paramedic, for American Medical Response, many years ago. It was exciting and heart warming to see him on the big screen at this past weekends debut run of Urban Inferno: The Night Santa Rosa Burned. Good job, Berkeley Fire, and thanks for giving us a window into what our friends, neighbors, families, and colleagues endured.

[@amberbuzick]

I know its almost two years later however thank you again for all your help.

[@gurunade]

Thank you so much to all the EMS, Firefighters, Police, everyone, who helped in this dire need of SR.

[@shubbart]

Thank you for your service everywhere but especially in Santa Rosa at this time. And thank you for shooting this video to give us all a better perspective of the devastation. This is truly heart-breaking.

[@samsnanko]

As one who lost his home that night, I want to thank all of the good people who were such a help to all of us who lost our homes that night. There were so many and so much help for us to get back on our feet. Thank you all!

[@carolynkennon2580]

Thank you for sharing this video. I live in Sonoma county and we are just very thankful that by the "grace of God to i" all we have suffered so far is trying to breath. Our prayers go out to all who have lost and to all of those brave firefighters who go in when others are running to survive. Thank you

[@samanthajoshua899]

Carolyn Kennon was all of Sonoma County affected?

[@HomeGypsy]

Thank you to the fire-fighters for shooting this and thank you to KTVU for posting it. Thank you, fire-fighters and first responders for every thing you do. Total respect to you. I always thank fire-fighters here in Albuquerque whenever I see them. I don't take you for granted ever. Please continue to stay safe while you put yourselves on the burning point of the spear. I went to gradschool in Berkeley, and my heart goes out to Northern California. This has been devastating. Namaste.

[@clairetridente9149]

THANK YOU BERKELEY FIRE DEPARTMENT and all FIRST RESPONDERS! You literally SAVED my house as our neighborhood was the next one over! Watching this freaks me out as I know and can tell where you are at almost perfectly. My work burned to the ground on the other side of the freeway and never in a millions years would I believe the fire could jump and fly so fast in as it did. The wind was fierce that night, many blown over objects (large things) in my yard etc. GOD BLESS YOU for going in Blindsided and continued to find as you said "something to save".

[@roderictelford5765]

Thank you. Thank you very much for coming to help us. You are heros to us all and we will never be able to thank you enough for your help. You all should be very proud. You helped save our city in terrible conditions. God bless and stay safe. Thank you

[@quiltedmahogany]

Thank you very much Berkeley Firefighters for your bravery and hard work to fight this fire!!! I really appreciate all that you did! Santa Rosa is very proud of you guys !

[@kimmer6]

Thank you Engine 6 and guys from Station 6. A month later on 11/9 I drove through Kenwood and Glen Ellen by Sonoma and there were many many home made signs on Highway 12 saying ''Thank You First Responders''. That includes you guys for sure. Its a change from cutting people out of wrecks on Highway 80, dealing with heart attacks, OD's, and responding to suicides. You need to know that your efforts are very much appreciated in everything you do. Thank you very much. Hey, some hydrants on the other side of the mountains from Santa Rosa had zero pressure. Power lines to some Water Districts went down and there was no pressure at all.

[@jenhoney9741]

Thank you. Used to live there. It is gut-wrenching to see such loss of life and property. And all the beauty of Sonoma and Napa. 😪

[@farnorthweaver7793]

My husband is from the Santa Rosa area. He's really sad to see this happen! We all are!!!

[@LeslieMichel13]

This is the best fire video I’ve watched so far. It shows why the sky was smoky all last week in Marin. Thanks!

[@leeclark4010]

Thank you for coming to help save our city. Our house was spared because of the heroic efforts of (unknown to us) firefighters who stood between our house that hellatious firestorm in the early hours of that morning - there was fire on 3 sides of our house on Kendell hill!. Thank you for being there to answer the call and risking your lives to save our lives and our homes.

[@fishinsolitude]

I wish to thank you for doing a great job with such an extremely dangerous situation. I also wish to thank you for posting this. It gives all of us an inside look at this terrible event and your great efforts to stop it.

[@Jcconwaywriter]

Thank you. The fire was devastating. Your efforts saved lives and homes that would also have otherwise been lost.

[@blissblossum6701]

Thank you for showing up!!!

[@stephaniemccracken1324]

I remember that night well. My daughter had friends that evacuated to our house in Sebastopol. She knew someone who died in Fountain Grove and at least two of my co-workers lost their homes. One nearly lost his life. He was in his 70s and didn't hear the sheriffs department going house to house. God bless and keep all that came to help; it would have been so much worse without you.

[@roderictelford5765]

Thank you. Thank you so much for coming to help us. We are all very greatful for your help and you are heros to us. You all should be very proud. You saved our city and we will always be greatful. God bless and stay safe.

[@mowilson5588]

Great job done saving what you could. Thank you for doing what you do! It’s appreciated!! 👍🏻❤️

[@gigimedeiros6933]

6:29 my house. :,( had to move up to Clearlake after this. 6:43 my neighborhood. Miss it so much, so heartbreaking to visit after the fire and think of all the memories we’ve had there with all my neighbors. Lived there since I was 11, and I’m 16 now. Still think about it everyday.

[@michaeldougfir9807]

At one time I did a lot of firefighting. Mostly wildland. So I'm learning too as I watch this. Very special thanks for this video. I appreciate the clear narration, the visual aids, and the thoughts of some of the fire personnel. Men with good hearts. Big fires are bureaucratic. The public needs to understand that it can take some time to find your way, to find and proceed to your alternate staging area, then make it to your assigned area, and learn what you are supposed to do. And then you better hope you have the resources to stay on the job. Let us never forget these brave guys; and don't criticize! They put their lives on the line for us, and would do it again. The Lord's richest blessing on them all.

[@damonpearson3034]

That was an accurate and well documented series of segments. Thanks you guys. !

[@Fiannoigisland]

i join the huge group of people in awe , and also i thank you for this video. a factual report. and a real eye opening perspective, i wish ye guys all the best in the job. Well done to ye!.

[@nancykelly1545]

This is utterly devastating. Thank you all who are bravely fighting this deadly battle

[@thesquishz6361]

GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU AND YOUR FAMILY THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALL YOUR SERVICES YOU GUYS SAVED ALOT OF HOMES! BIG THANK YOU

[@jjones9395]

Thank you for doing what you do.

[@CJinsoo]

thanks so much for your service!

[@robyncabrera5402]

RIP to all heroes and people who lost their lives in this horrific fire

[@blueorange4]

Thank you.

[@allikatt777]

Thank you for being so brave and courageous.

[@sbarr6677]

Thank you for this video and your heroic efforts. Bless you all. And yes, like DamnyOutoobe said: No words can express your bravery.

[@billykranston]

Thank you. That is insane!

[@plaidzebra5526]

I recognize that entire area. This is exactly what I say that night. It's a year ago today and the memory are still present.

[@mr.salami5283]

thank you for your help in this

[@HeleneLouise]

Great job. Thank you.

[@gigimedeiros6933]

Thank you so much

[@rickbutler4224]

Thank You!

[@ambulldog111]

Much respect and thanks to Berkeley and all the other firefighters who helped fight this blaze.. Can anybody from the Berkeley engine or on that Strike Team give me a day and time that you rolled into Santa Rosa by the Kmart?

[@derrick9281]

great work brothers...stay safe, with love, East Coast Firefighters

[@ThoughtsOnNews]

Thank you 🌼

[@bullock2988]

Thank you for saving the ones that lived I was in one of the houses in the area it was very scary to watch and I think theses men and women should get a Medal of Honor for there bravery and courage to fight the fires that were there they should be respected in there job ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@ajcollins8849]

Thank you

[@vanessapalmer7207]

Thank you for all That you do for our safety

[@Alanoffer]

What caused all these separate fires ,I’m nearly seventy and I don’t remember seeing fires like this that wipe entire community’s off the map ,,These guys deserve a lot of admiration for going into this sort of inferno ,,

[@yiayia9486]

The high gusts of winds that began that Sunday night around 9-10 .pm., blew the initial fire that started in the hills to other areas surrounding the entire county. I was in those hills the night it started. The strong gusts of winds that would last over 12 hours or longer were so strong that it literally 'shook the large house' that I was housesitting. When I returned the following morning to my home on the West side of town I found dozens of small pieces of paper scattered throughout my fields, all with burnt edges. Fortunately none of those blown burnt papers started any fire in my field, but it did destroy one of the largest home sections just 1/4 of a mile from me, Coffey Park.

[@farnorthweaver7793]

Those fires were completely Unnatural. While the poster above is a little eccentric with the Reptilian ideas and statements, I have no doubt that these Fires were set deliberately, because it had to come from something that came from the air, There is Civil War going on between differing factions in our Government. And moreover, CA has that Jesuit Bass-Turd Jerry Brown, who can't be Trusted in any way shape or form. This was an experiment by rogue Government Ops, of which there are plenty of in these days.

[@babyblueeyes1360]

'Trillian watt laser beam!'

[@kimmer6]

Yia Yia... Sunday afternoon in Martinez the wind came up gusting at 30 mph from different directions. That's 70 miles South of Santa Rosa. The humidity was at 8%. I thought it felt just like the day of the Oakland Hills Fire in Oct 1991. My neighbor lost his home in Rockridge 26 years before. I knew something was up and checked my fire fighting equipment, then called my neighbor to remind him to call me if he smelled smoke. He called back at 3AM. The nearest fires were 50 miles away but visibility due to the smoke in the morning was less than a mile here. A friend lost his home on Kerry Lane. He thought that the wind was blowing 70mph through Coffey Park when he evacuated. I'm glad you made it OK.

[@babyblueeyes1360]

Roger Clemons So did the fire in Portugal

[@MissDarlaKWolz]

Bless you all for coming to help! 🇺🇸 Your jobs are not always this Epic, but you always show in force when they are! I pray all of you safe travels home! May we never need you again but your all VERY WELCOME PS. try the wine next time! not this year's vintage tho!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@greenqueenart]

at :57 seconds it looks like evidence of Directed Energy Weapons. Thank you for this video. God Bless us All.

[@jdgoodwin325]

No directed energy weapon. It was a fire that was ignited by faulty power lines, and then blown across the Mayacmas Mountains by extreme winds.

[@mathewpham847]

No words to say, until our house is on fire then we can know how great you guy are. Great thank to all of you.fight fighters.

[@jamesandchante]

Thank you firefighters.

[@rpetrisko6682]

Thank you for this. It's been a difficult road to rebuilding. But we are survivors.

[@1111guru]

God Bless you all for your courage and sacrifice.. prayers to all those suffering their loss 😔💛

[@mikek3951]

Sadly I have been around many fires. And seen others on tv. To me till this day that fire still ranks the highest

[@elizabethfarrell9650]

cool. Thanks a bunch for sharing. :)

[@samanthajoshua899]

I have heard lot of people and on blogs saying very great strong wind gusts were in their areas before fires started, others say there was no wind?

[@yiayia9486]

Thank you for sharing this video. I live in Santa Rosa, 1/4 of a mile from the neighborhood destroyed by the fire that you filmed in your video called 'Coffee Park' down by the K-Mart that burnt to the ground. I'm truly thankful that by the 'grace of God' my home is still standing and my farm land is unscathed considering the numerous pieces of burnt paper and debris that blew into the farm lands. Our prayers go out to all who lost their homes, and to all of those brave firefighters who go in when others are running to survive. Thank you for all the hard work in trying to save lives and homes. Am grateful for each and every one of you firefighters, for your hard work and efforts to save our city of Santa Rosa and other surrounding cities effected by this disaster. THANK YOU!

[@lorigearhardt2371]

I am stunned with these guys' perspective at the time. I learned of this video from listening to Deborah Tavares explaining how this happened, the policies and issues with the deliberate killing of privately bought up forests, creating the dead, dry wood left in place despite pleas from fire and hazard managers. The lawyers only offered preplanned evacuation maps. I checked out her site and all the documentation are there that supports her story.

[@alan4309]

Very good video.

[@OOceaneyess]

I'm just North of these fires in the Redwoods and it makes me so sad to see the beautiful wine country that I love being devastated like that. I pray for the lost souls and those who lost their homes. I pray nothing large like that hits us up here. Though we've had our share of fires here, We are more rural here with less access to water. Just air strike bucket dips from our depleted rivers.

[@MrMccurley]

"Looking for something to save". That a rough position to be in. God speed, people.

[@ryanh9262]

TY Berkeley firefighters

[@virg0_lem0nade]

❤️🙏🏻thank u to the firefighters❤️🙏🏻

[@parkercoyne7211]

This was on my birthday

[@hellboundslayer]

interesting that bfd engine 6 was dispatched as part of sffd strike team on not a alameda county strike team

[@izacnewton5761]

What kind of water pressure was there from the hydrants regarding water supply or how was the pressure with houses burning house water lines must have ruptured

[@satsitter]

Wow, the structures have been incinerated nearly completely, but the trees surrounding the structures are in comparatively excellent condition -- even the pines, which tend to burn quickly. Surreal

[@kstewskis]

To those 30 families, you were their guardian angels. No doubt all are very grateful for you.

[@briansaxton1646]

Thank you berkeley fire ❤

[@misaeltoledo9704]

Big shout out to all the firefighters out there that risk their lives

[@martinwhalley3286]

How many gallons can a full large engine carry to a battle line? How fast is a safe speed to drive it loaded with water? How is engine water pressure vs city hydrant (if operable)?

[@mediahound587]

i was working less then an hour from santa rosa when that all went down. i remember the high winds and was surprised the night of and the guys in whose house we were working in was like "yep, san ann winds" or said something like that. Then we found out about all this i couldnt believe it. 😢 I remember driving through some other neighborhoods and past thru a small little town that lost a bunch of houses in the town. The area was still smoking where the houses had been wiped. Fire is crazy sad

[@DalV]

Great learning opportunity

[@juliusceasar6002]

at minute 745 what intersection was "the stand" made

[@EvanNDoan-ry8vf]

Dam. This. Is pretty crazy. Looks like a warzone

[@davidporowski9512]

Thank You for all your valiant & brave efforts. The destruction of Santa Rosa must have been disheartening. The appearance of unlittered streets must have given you an erie feeling about what occurred there. Thank You again & God Bless You.

[@MrBobconner1952]

I'm amazed more firefighters weren't hurt by ammunition cooking off. You guys are the best!!

[@ryanh9262]

TY Berk 707

[@craigpalmer9196]

good job !

[@alllifematters]

I love Berkeley!

[@hellmary669]

there's no link below

[@ryanh9262]

TY Berk FD

[@ryanh9262]

ty men and women

[@sayatomoyori2656]

I was in that fire and it was like being in hell so much was lost I lost my son for three weeks during the fire didnt know if he was dead or alive good thing is he was found staying up north with his girlfriends parents 😢 I will never forget that night

[@allywolf9182]

THANK YOU FIREFIGHTERS AND POLICE!!! HEROES

[@divineawareness1534]

INFINITE GRATITUDR TO THE FIREFIGHTERS WHO SAVED SOME HOMES....AS A RESULT, THEY SAVED "LIVES"!!!!!!!!!!!

[@westcoastpooch]

The Spaniards were smart when they used adobe for walls and tiles for roofs. Not so good in an earthquake though.

[@katt8857]

These firefighters did their best to save homes in area where they were sent. Have to wonder about all communications systems that night, e.g. directions to firefighters, to where most urgently needed. Later, Sonoma Co. did upgrade an "alert" system for residents.