Wow! 20 years later 10/20/2011! This footage was shot by KTVU channel 2. I am a lost of the cameraman's name but he managed to survive this entire day along with his producer! Too many memories of that day.
I am not religious but I was thanking God that I was in eastern part of Oakland Hills in Chabot where it was still safe but watching this hell from a distance made me dream about it for months afterwards. Now I have to clear all my brush and trees as requiered by the Fire Department , I hope it will never repeat. It's been 20 years and it's still clearly in mind as if it happened yesterday. I can imagine the horror people closer to it lived through.
I remember the local news started with the video of the guy getting into his car at 0:45 with the flaming debris next to his wheel. That's etched in my mind.
I had an uncle who was a San Francisco city firefighter who worked on this blaze. Said it was the biggest single fire he'd ever seen, and he's done forest fires.
@packerlandmike My Dad was a Vallejo firefighter and he also worked this fire as part of an OES strike team. He said the same thing, biggest fire he had ever seen.
I remember this. I was all the way in Daly City and not only could you see the smoke there was ash everywhere. I didn't know what was going on till I got home from shopping at Serramonte and it just looked like a big black cloud over there. You could even smell it.
Thank you for posting this. I can barely watch it but it's so important for my healing. Thank you.
bobhowzitgoing 4 months ago
This was the second worst day of my life... it took my soul...
gratefuldad420 4 months ago
Take-home lesson: grab what you can in a minute or less and get out ON FOOT.
iamcuriousblue 4 months ago
Wow! 20 years later 10/20/2011! This footage was shot by KTVU channel 2. I am a lost of the cameraman's name but he managed to survive this entire day along with his producer! Too many memories of that day.
av6162 4 months ago
WOW!! that was utter chaos! God bless the victims of this... I heard a lot of the people who perished were trapped in their cars trying to escape!
jamoes95ta 7 months ago
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jamoes95ta 7 months ago
I am not religious but I was thanking God that I was in eastern part of Oakland Hills in Chabot where it was still safe but watching this hell from a distance made me dream about it for months afterwards. Now I have to clear all my brush and trees as requiered by the Fire Department , I hope it will never repeat. It's been 20 years and it's still clearly in mind as if it happened yesterday. I can imagine the horror people closer to it lived through.
BytomGirl 8 months ago
the guy with the white supra with the chrome wheels is crazy for stopping on flaming debris
skullz89 9 months ago
One word: Insane.
giantlew 10 months ago
I remember the local news started with the video of the guy getting into his car at 0:45 with the flaming debris next to his wheel. That's etched in my mind.
I had an uncle who was a San Francisco city firefighter who worked on this blaze. Said it was the biggest single fire he'd ever seen, and he's done forest fires.
packerlandmike 10 months ago 2
@packerlandmike My Dad was a Vallejo firefighter and he also worked this fire as part of an OES strike team. He said the same thing, biggest fire he had ever seen.
sbeckius 5 months ago
holy crap
NinerGreen 11 months ago
And I thought I had a pretty bad day.
Gmancrap 1 year ago
I remember this. I was all the way in Daly City and not only could you see the smoke there was ash everywhere. I didn't know what was going on till I got home from shopping at Serramonte and it just looked like a big black cloud over there. You could even smell it.
Nykki72 1 year ago
I was born in 1992. I year after this catrastrophe in the oakland and berkeley hills happened.
dannyboyyy1000 1 year ago
i dont get why the people wouldnt listen to the guy and just leave. i know its terrible whats happening but come on now.
katybug4ever 1 year ago
That was just... terrible!! It looked like a hollywood movie, only real: :x
tugatomsk 2 years ago