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

It has to do with the severity and frequency of bad fires. It's a choice, but it's always tempered with the costs.

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.

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

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.

We're trying to light that fire or maybe pour gasoline on that fire. You just have to get out the door and run. It's the easiest sport, but it's the hardest sport.