Lost Bus, The (2025)

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Hey, sit.

Don't do that, please.

Keep it up.

Have a good day.

963 to base.

Clifton Road drops, Over.

Copy that, 963.

Hey!

Quit messing with the windows,

please!

963 to base.

All kids drop, Over.

Copy that, 963.

Still no sign of an end to this record dry

spell.

Day 2 to end without a drop of rain.

And don't forget

it's anywhere from 60 to 80 miles per

hour.

Get local news after noon.

Hey, what do I need for Billy Park?

Who can I get?

Try one.

And as days call you there, Matt?

Yeah, can you do the Billy Park pickup

today?

Phil's bail.

Thank you so much.

Base clear.

Hey, Kevin?

Got those timesheets for me?

No, I'll make sure to bring them in

tomorrow.

Okay, and the foreman says you're behind

on maintenance.

That's your responsibility.

Yeah?

Copy that.

I know, this is Ruby.

I have to be in front towards Jake's

district.

Yep.

I think... I apologize.

Yep, this is it.

Hey there, it's Ruby down at the busyard.

I was just wondering if you knew anything

about the PG&E shutoffs.

Yeah, we got a red

flag warning, so I just

need to know if the

schools are going to close.

What's up?

About those digital shifts.

I could sure use the extra this month.

I've got my dad's medical bills.

I'm taking care of my mom, my exes,

all of that.

It's a bit of a sticky time.

Yeah, I just don't have anything worth

giving.

Well, that's what I signed up to say.

I said maybe.

Yeah, and people that have been here

longer, the guys that have seen you

already, they get their stupidity over

those shifts.

I'm going to miss this old man.

Hey!

If anything comes up, I'll let you know.

Do you copy?

Copy.

Stay in there.

Richard, I'm so sorry.

Okay.

Yeah?

Hey, Kevin.

It's Dr. Everett.

We got Elvis' x-rays back.

Bad news, I'm afraid.

His cancer has spread.

I think it's time.

All right, Doc, I'll bring him by tonight.

Thank you.

Hey, buddy.

Come here.

Come here, buddy.

Come here.

Come on.

I got you, I got you, I got you.

Go.

We don't want to burn work at dinner,

buddy.

Hey, Mom.

Hey, Kevin.

There you go, buddy.

Sean, tell him.

Tell him.

He said he was sick.

Didn't you believe him?

That's all I need is a scoreboard on my

a*s now.

You okay?

I'm struggling now.

Can't seem to catch a break.

So what?

Back to Reno?

No.

I just...

I just can't make it here.

Well, you know your dad did.

Hell, I'm not him, remember?

School's important, bud.

Doesn't mean plenty of them.

Buddy, that's different.

Dropped out, yeah.

Yeah, I did.

I got pregnant.

I had to.

So it's my fault then?

No, it's not your fault.

I just don't want you making my mistakes,

that's all.

Come on, unpack your bags.

Put your stuff in a proper drawer.

I'm off this Saturday, you and I could do

something this weekend.

I'm good.

I don't feel well.

Talk to me, buddy.

Talk to me.

You think I want to be here?

You think I want to be here taking care of

your grandma?

All right, but you don't.

Hey, listen to me.

It's not true that I have to change my

life.

Roll on!

Wait till you've got a pay bill.

Wait till you've got a job that's a get

in, m*therf*cker.

It doesn't pay and you can't quit.

I

Know because of you.

You had one?

She was a puppy.

Do you want to hold it?

Yeah.

That's roll, roll.

So just watch out for power lines,

too.

All right, face out.

Hey, Kevin.

You're welcome.

The mechanic's in this morning.

So I want you to get 963 serviced when you

get back.

Well, past the 3K limit.

I want you to stick around, watch him do

his checks.

It's going to take a couple hours,

but it's stuff you got to know.

All right?

Copy that, Bob.

I just need to touch you.

Thank you, sir.

Pleasure doing business.

Looks

like a grass bar on the west side of the

canyon.

It's really blowing out here.

Okay, highway 7, near Polgar Bridge.

Hold on one moment for me, sir.

Okay, I think I see what you're seeing.

Thank you for the report.

We will get the fire department on the

way, okay?

You've got arms the size of your thighs.

It's like this.

Oroville, engine 2161, engine 2176

responding.

Top stem button.

Let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go.

Five more minutes, I had breakfast.

There's got to be a failed cable.

Right underneath those towers.

If you don't get him, sir, it's going to

be a problem.

What about there?

Can we even get our rigs in there?

It's fried, but let's get our shot.

All right, let's back them up.

Let's move them.

Can't talk right now, Mark.

I'll call you right back.

Hey, go, go.

Good day.

All right, how do you smoke your head?

I don't know about this, Jeff.

Let's stick with it.

Let's knock this thing off before it

becomes something.

Ah, Jesus.

Yeah, Ma.

I've been trying to get a hold of you.

Um, does he have a fever?

I don't know.

He's in the bathroom.

Uh, since they've been caught,

you read?

Hang on a second, Ma.

I face this 963.

Have you completed drop-off yet?

Yes, boss.

Drop-off complete.

Put her on and then the mechanic's waiting

for you.

Okay, just need to fuel up first.

You're meant to do that before pickup,

Copy that, boss.

Do the best I can.

I will be in as soon as I fuel up,

okay?

963 out.

Yeah, Ma.

Did you attempt the temperature?

I was attempting for the thermometer.

It should be in the first tank kit.

Um, it's not fair.

How about under the kitchen sink?

I'll try there, Ma.

I've got to pull under fuel up.

I'll call you right back, okay?

Come on.

Come on.

Come on.

Come on.

Come on.

I got it.

I got it.

Overville Engine 2161.

I got a visual blowing southwest under the

power line.

It's got to be about 100 acres.

Hey, I don't know about this.

We don't have an escape route.

We're close.

Let's stick with it.

Look at it, Captain.

There's no way we can't no-take.

We got to turn her out.

Let's find an alternative strike force.

This route's no good.

Captain, come on.

Okay.

Okay.

Overville Engine 2161.

We can't reach it down here.

It's too dangerous.

We're going to head back up the range and

see if we can find a new strike force.

Let's go!

Started

about right here.

All right.

Everything's about 200 to 300 acres.

We're sitting about like that.

The really strong east wind pushed it down

canyon.

The trouble gap engines tried to make

access.

Lost Bay Creek Road.

They couldn't do it.

Just got too narrow, too steep.

They backed out.

They are now pulling up over the ridge.

And they're trying to make access down

from the top.

Have any other engines deployed?

Yep.

We've got five additional strike teams en

route.

Copy that.

Any communities threatened?

Yeah, we've got Polga and Mile West.

This is an old gold rush post.

It's uninhabited.

Then we've got Concout.

Okay, so this is a good couple miles away.

It's well clear of the fire.

Trailers and cabins, mostly 800 people.

Retirees, pot smokers, homesteaders,

that kind of thing.

Let's issue an evac warning just in case.

Okay.

What about Paradise?

It's like eight miles away on the other

side of the canyon.

The population is about 27,000.

I don't think it's an issue.

They should be fine.

Yeah?

One.

One what?

No, no, no, no.

Look, it can't be 111.

That's impossible.

If it's 111, he'd be dead.

Number one.

Half Sean read it for you.

Sean, are you there?

Sean, get on the phone, will you?

I'm sure he does need his palm,

huh?

He's sick.

But he's here with his dad.

He's got me and he's got you.

Listen, Ma, I can't talk right now.

I've got to get the bus and the depot.

I'll swing you by the drugstore.

With Sean's medicine, I'll be able to see

him as I can at the work, okay?

Orville Camp, I see you going ahead.

What's the location?

Camp, I see Orville.

We're unsure.

There's a lot of smoke in the area.

We have a couple cameras down.

But I believe it to be off Rim Road,

north of Konkow.

Orville Camp, I see copy.

Do you think that's a second start or a

spot?

We're three miles away.

I don't know how the heck that would be a

spot fire.

That's a long way from the original fire.

So Chief, I think we've got two fires.

Send them to the power line.

The PG and A-line men are here.

Do you want them to wait?

No, I want to talk to them.

What the hell are you guys doing?

We've got two fires now.

I need all your lines in the area shut

down.

Right away, before I get any more fires.

We had red flag warnings last night.

You guys knew about this.

Why didn't you shut it down then?

Look, we'll get our people down to the

substation.

You shut it down.

We're going to have to do the transmission

tower to secure the downed lines.

We've got two fires now.

It's on your headquarters.

It wasn't your fault.

But let's get this taken care of.

Messina.

Messina.

Send five additional strike teams to this

new store.

Chief, are you dropping this priority

traffic?

Camp IC, utility 2136, priority traffic.

Utility 2136, Camp IC, go ahead.

This is engineer Hopkins on utility 2136.

I'm going off duty out in Konkow.

We've got serious situations developing.

Be advised.

Heavy smoke and embers going in out here.

Are you sure about that in Konkow?

Konkow.

That's affirmative.

I'm driving through it now.

We've got a embers falling around

structures.

Let's jump the f*cking barks.

We're actually... we've got a spot fire.

We're actually multiple spots.

We've got one, two, three big ones.

Rapid credit spread.

I'm only going back.

That's a hell of a distance for a spread.

We've got to be at least five miles.

Think we've got a set of power lines?

No, no, no.

I guarantee the power's already off up at

Konkow.

I mean, that's a lot of distance covered.

Christina!

If Hopkins is

asking... It's an image.

It's one fire.

No.

It's one fire.

No, that would be impossible for it to

move that way.

It's all one damn fire.

Chief, if we got one fire, you're looking

at our perimeter about like that.

Okay, let's send resources to Konkow.

Air tankers, engines, get him what he

needs.

Copy.

You got that?

Yeah.

Okay, so if we've

got fire in Konkow, we

have to change that

evac warning to an order.

Do it.

Copy.

New containment lines, Jordan Hill Road.

All drivers in space, listen up.

Well, I guess today's a

real special day because

we just saw that Cal Fire

got a fire up by Konkow.

So y'all know the drill, just stay off the

radio and be listening for code reds, okay?

963, base copy.

You on your way?

Base, this is 963.

E.T., 15 minutes, boss.

I've got one more quick stop I've got to

make.

Kevin, you need to

get bus 963 into the

garage if you're going

to miss your afternoon.

How?

I told you it's going to take at least two

hours.

Understood, boss.

I've got a bit of a family situation,

okay?

Kevin, I'm not interested, okay?

I need you to get the bus back here now.

The mechanic can't wait around all day.

Copy that, boss.

I'll be there as soon as I can.

Okay.

Ahahaha!

Ahhhhhh!

Everyone, back where are you?

Let's go!

Let's go!

Don't get no truck, okay?

Let's go!

Everyone, back where are you?

Let's go!

Leave everything!

Leave everything!

Leave everything!

Someone else inside!

Anyone inside!

Come on, baby, let's go!

RatedWHOLE!

Fire toward view!

Let's go.

Let me Meanwhile... We

should get it out of here.

Do you have a car?

Yes!

Don't do it now, christ intermediate.

Hurry up and Go!

When do i leave?

Go!

I see utility 2136.

Be advised.

We need medics for multiple burn injuries.

Let's start a convoy.

We're heading out of the convoy.

Follow me!

Stay close!

Everyone follow each other!

Everyone hang on.

Okay, let's go.

Hello?

Hello?

I'll be with you in just a moment.

Okay.

Okay.

Um...

Ma 'am, my son, he's got a fever and he's

throwing up.

I was on the phone.

Sure, sure, sure.

How old is he?

Oh, do you have the hour to use?

He's 15, actually.

He's 15.

Oh, uh... I don't know.

I don't think so.

Whatever the standard is for fever and

donut.

Okay, sounds like Tyler will be your best

friend.

Great.

These are going for $7.25.

Come on.

I'll be right there, Linda.

Would you like a bag?

No, that's good right there.

You can change.

Sir, I can... Yeah, go ahead.

What's going on, Kevin?

Huh?

Sean's been messaging says he wants to

come home.

No.

He says he wants me to come get him.

No, that's ridiculous.

Well, he sounds upset.

What happened?

No, he doesn't.

We just had a little misunderstanding.

I thought he was cutting glass.

Well, was he?

Was he what?

Was he cutting glass?

No.

It's my mistake.

He's actually got a stomach flute.

Well, look, I just picked up some time.

I don't know if everything's fine.

It's not fine, Kevin.

And I think he's ill and saying he wants

to come home.

I don't have time for this right now,

Linda.

Do you hear me?

I'm already late to get the bus through

the depot for maintenance.

And you think I've got time?

I'm working too, you know.

And Pete and I are supposed to be going to

Colorado tonight.

Tonight?

Yes, tonight.

I told you.

My bad.

Listen, Linda, I'm going to have to call

you back.

963 to base.

Okay, 963, base call.

You on your way, Kevin?

Listen, the video base on that fire,

because I'm up here in Magalia,

and I can see the smoke column all over

the canyon, okay?

And it's blowing right at us.

Listen, there are no updates.

The cow fire's all over it, okay?

Now get that bus back here now.

I've already asked you three times.

Now get back here or you can look for

another job.

Base clear.

Talk about boss, I'm gonna win.

The L.Y.C.

can't be repaired.

Take us inbound.

We'll take four minutes.

Copy, that's it responding.

I work 10 buck hours and we're heading

southbound on Jordan Hill Road.

What's 18 of those engines?

The Paradise engines are 18 minutes out.

Copy that.

You're turning 2136.

Air attack is inbound.

Got 18 minutes on those engines.

They didn't do us too long.

We're gonna get burned over here.

Stay on, guys.

Camp I.C., I need you to try a second

pass.

Chief, the Paradise engines are 15 minutes

out from compound.

Okay.

Orbital Camp I.C.

Orbital Camp I.C.

requesting 10 air tankers.

Six Type 1 helicopters.

One lead plane and 25 additional engines

immediately into the compound.

You're turning 2136.

Can you get out the Camelot Road?

Maybe that's the fire's block now.

Cut off!

This thing is going to burn over them.

Get them to the bridge.

All right, that's the best way.

2136, can you reach Hoffman Bridge and

shelter in the water?

All right, let's get out.

As soon as I stop the truck, you're gonna

get out.

You're gonna run in the creek.

As soon as you get in the creek,

cover your mouth and protect the airway.

Feet to the fire, okay?

Everyone understand?

All right, let's go!

Go!

Get in the water now!

Get in the water!

Get out of the water!

Utility 2136!

Bubble rising and taking shelter in the

creek!

Burn up evidence!

Keep going!

I just got word they're not gonna make it

through.

They're stuck, they're not gonna make it.

Utility 2136, what's your status?

Utility 2136, do you copy?

Utility 2136, do you copy?

It's not good.

Official evidence passed!

Burn shelter in the creek!

2136, copy that.

Hold your position.

We'll get medics in, and dozers inbound to

clear an evac path.

You don't understand?

Extreme fire behavior!

Critical radius...

Sean.

Hey, it's me, Dad.

Listen, uh...

I'm sorry about last night.

All right, uh, I'm sorry and I'm feeling

well.

I just picked up some medicine.

I'll get it to you as soon as I get home

after work, all right?

Listen, I need you to do me a favor.

I had to fire out in Comcast.

I don't think it's anything to worry

about, but...

Just in case, turn on channel seven so you

can keep an eye on it, okay?

I don't want grandma to worry.

You know how she gets worried.

Huh?

All right, buddy.

I'll see you after work.

Hope you're feeling better.

Uh, horrible camp I see.

Uh, we gotta get people moving.

Lurktown Hall.

Issue mandatory evacuation warning for

zones three, eight, fourteen.

Use paradise.

Anything leads to Pence Road.

Estimate about 4,000 residents.

We stay focused.

We have a plan.

We stick to it.

They've issued an evacuation order.

The phone lines are down.

Come on.

All right, give me those zones.

Uh, three, eight, and fourteen.

Use paradise only.

It won't go through.

It didn't send.

Okay.

Go.

Captain, I checked camp I see.

I need air support in the canyon now.

We need you to buy us some time.

If you look at that fire coming out

towards paradise.

Camp by sea.

Camp air attack.

We are having zero impact on the fire

sphere.

I see copies.

We need outside resources requesting 50

additional strike deals immediately.

Captain, do you want a copy?

Let's get an extended search.

It's too dangerous to fly in these

conditions.

There's no way they're going to continue

this way.

Still no evacuation order.

I'm not waiting.

Let's just get everyone out of here and go

home as quickly as we can.

Okay, I'll send an e-mail to parents.

If any of your students have phones or know

their numbers, get the parents to collect.

Okay, but some of my kids

have parents who work out

of town and their parents

will never get here in time.

What do we do about them to collect them?

Okay, I'm sure they're going to have an

alternative collection of points.

So let's just gather them

into students who can't

be collected and I'll just

keep trying to come home.

Okay, thank you.

Echo, do you need your mom's phone number?

Uh-huh.

You do?

Wait.

Okay, hold on one second.

I'm going to ask you to write it down.

Who else knows their mom or dad's phone

number?

Yeah?

You said you'd call me back.

I'm sorry, I got distracted.

Look, I don't want to argue.

I'm tired of the same fight every week.

We don't need to argue, Lynn.

There's nothing to argue about,

okay?

I didn't realize there was something to

say.

It's an honest mistake, right?

You don't need to get involved.

Then why is he calling me?

I don't know.

Linda, he's 15.

He's got to fight with his dad.

He's calling his mom.

Don't make this a bigger deal than it is.

I'm dealing with it.

Big time, 6-3.

What is your location?

Uh, 9-6-3, ETA 10 minutes.

The traffic's backed up over here.

Thanks, and Kevin, you're just unreliable.

No, no, I'm not doing this right now.

I'm not going to sit here and go for all

the ways that I screwed up with you.

Listen, it's been tough.

Lately, dad dying.

Don't use your dad as an excuse.

The funeral was four months ago,

and you barely smoked it for 20 years.

He ruined your life.

Nothing you told me.

That's bullshit like that.

That's bullshit.

That's a little bit old.

I'm sorry.

That wasn't nice.

It's just the first weekend I've been away

with anyone since we...

You know what I mean.

Can you turn the radio down?

I can barely hear you.

Turn you down.

All I'm saying is, I know it's been hard

for you, but you gotta think about Sean.

He looks at you, and

all he sees is... Fine.

What does he say when he looks at me?

Don't make me say it, Kevin.

No, no, say it.

Say it.

You know what I mean.

Say it.

There's a reason why your life is a mess,

and Sean doesn't want to be with you.

I've got issues with

the cops over here.

Hey, hey, Sean.

Hey, it's Dad.

Listen, uh...

I need to know you're okay, buddy.

Call me back here to get rid of these

messages, please, okay?

I gotta, um... I gotta run the bus to the

depot.

So we can buy maintenance for a couple

hours, then I'll...

You know what?

I mean, I've gotten to my home right now.

Can you hear me, buddy?

I've gotten to my home right now.

Got some Edison on me.

I'll be there in 20 minutes max.

Drivers, this is Face.

This is an important update.

We are now evacuating East Paradise only.

East Paradise zones 3, 8, and 14.

That is 3, 8, and 14 only.

Any driver east of Clark,

all the way to pants,

you need to evacuate

that area immediately.

They're worried about the fire coming

across the canyon from Collin County.

So if you have any children

on board, you need to take

them west, all the way out

of town to the Chico Depot.

Repeat, the evacuation muster point is

Chico Depot.

Thank you, please.

We've

got the evac order.

Apparently their system went down and they

were able to get it out.

They want every student

who hasn't already been

collected to be taken over

to Paradise Elementary.

That's the new collection point.

That's where they're sending all the

parents.

Well, we have 23 kids without transport,

so how are we going to get them there?

I can take 4 in my car.

I didn't drive, so I can't help at all.

No, no, we cannot get them there by

ourselves.

We don't have enough cars.

They need to send us a pass.

Call Ruby.

I'll call the detail.

Hi,

Anna, it's Mary.

Look, they're evacuating East Paradise and

I can't get to Jake.

Stephen's out of town for work

and I was wondering if you could

go get him and then I'll just

get to you as soon as I can.

Okay, thank you.

Let me know that you got this.

Great, I love you.

Bye.

Unified School's transportation office.

I'm sorry.

Can you speak up, please?

Principal Ponderosa.

Yes, ma'am.

Yes, ma'am.

Yes, ma'am.

They need a bus.

Take them west of the alternative

collection point at Paradise Elementary,

just outside the evac zone.

Do we have anybody on a route over there?

Check the route back.

Caesar?

Yeah?

I need you to go out and prep the bus just

in case.

Alright.

Yes, ma'am.

We are going to get a bus right after you,

okay?

So you just sit tight, okay?

Thank you so much.

Alright, bye-bye.

Uh, based on all drivers, this is an

update.

On that evac notice, we have a situation.

Ponderosa Elementary.

I repeat, there's a situation developing.

At Ponderosa Elementary, there are 23 kids

who are stranded in the evacuation zone.

Their parents cannot make it in to pin

them up.

They need to be picked

up and taken to the

alternative collection point

at Paradise Elementary.

Is there anybody empty and in the area of

East Paradise?

97 to base.

Sorry, I'll fall.

Not refreshed call yet.

99 to base.

42, Ruby.

I'm on route to Chico.

I'm just past base, but I can swing back.

Now, 92, do not swing back.

Once you get out of there, you get out of

there.

Those roads are going to get real crazy

real quick, okay?

Is there anybody in

East Paradise with an

empty bus that can go

and pick these kids up?

No.

No.

963 to base.

I can get them.

Kevin, is that you?

Yeah.

Yeah, I'm still on this side of town,

remember?

I was running late.

Yep, yep, I remember.

So, we can do maintenance another day,

okay?

Listen, if you get those kids out,

you will have done well, okay, Kevin?

You copy?

Copy that.

I haven't lined up.

I'm on my way.

20 kids, stand back!

Are

you here for the kids?

Yes, I am.

Are they ready?

Yep, we are gathering them up right now.

What's your name?

Kevin.

Kevin, hi, I'm Mary.

As soon as we can

gather... Yeah, great.

We are going to get them in line in a

minute.

These kids, their parents couldn't make it

because they worked with them.

Paradise Elementary, got it.

Yep, got it, ready to go.

Principal Hayes, thank you for coming.

Okay, we're just going to keep it calm for

the kids.

Kids, this is our bus driver, Kevin.

Can you say hi to Kevin?

Hi Kevin!

Can I get you in two straight lines,

shortest in the front, tallest in the

back, and Kevin is going

to drive you to Paradise

Elementary where your

parents are going to pick you up.

I'm going to leave

the line, Principal, if

you could please take

the bus while we walk.

If you're ready, raise your hand.

Let me see your eyes, the eyes on me.

I want to see everybody's eyes.

Are we ready to walk?

We're going to walk

calmly, we're going to walk

slowly, we're going to

stay with our partners.

Okay, here we go.

Come on.

What do you think, like 10 minutes?

Uh, yeah, if we get a move on,

yes.

But the traffic is really busy out there,

so it's quicker than better, okay?

Okay, we have time.

Well, ma'am, I don't think you understand

the urgency of our situation here.

I recognize the urgency of our situation

and it's married, not now.

What's up, if you have a home,

if you have a backpack, put it on top.

Okay, it's okay, it's okay, it's okay.

It's going to put your engine in the sky.

Use your backpack, okay?

I'm

going to leave one single line.

963 to base.

We're not loading the kids with the bus

now.

The signal's bad.

I'll let you know when we're clear.

Over.

Hi, everybody.

The thing about holding

any hands when I get there,

I've got my own family,

I've got to get their own two.

Okay?

We've got to come.

I don't think he can do this by himself,

I have to go with him.

It's fine.

I'll get a ride from one of the teachers

there.

Come here, take the evac for a few.

You came on the balloon?

All right, I'm hearing you, I'm coming.

I'm coming.

We are

the east line, so we're going to stay on

Pence all the way down, and then kind of

right on Pearson to get us a paradise on

the train.

I don't think it's a good idea,

but a little look at it.

There's a better way out than Pence right

now.

Okay, but that's the plan, so we're going

to stick to the plan.

What are you saying, Deitch?

I don't believe it enough.

No, no.

It's told in great luck.

Look how tight those roads are right now.

It's got at least 15 miles of traffic

trying to get to Chico.

Chief, we're arriving at the fairgrounds.

Come here.

I'm issuing a mandatory evacuation for the

whole town.

All songs effective immediately.

Chief, you can't do it.

It'll be chaos.

We're talking 26,000 people.

If you get everyone moving out of town,

you're never going to get your engines in.

If you're not listening, the fire's coming

across the canyon.

I've seen it with my own eyes.

He's moving fast.

Here's the choice.

Bust a system or play by the book and

everybody dies.

You want that on your conscience?

Chief, we got the team ordered early for

you.

Copy.

All right.

And Chief.

Chief, Mark Rogers and P.G.

and E.

I have a team here from headquarters.

We're available.

Just get the power up and the town will

take care of the rest.

Yeah.

Okay, listen.

We've got to give the chief some space.

We will come to you in a second.

Don't just want to say we're available.

Mr. Mandatory, backwater for the entire

town.

How about you?

Base to 179, 179.

Are you clear?

Are you out of these paradigms?

Okay, who's left?

963 is the only one left.

That's all.

Base to 963?

Base to 963?

Are you out of these paradigms?

963 to base.

Do you read?

Don't be scared.

The fire trucks are responding to fire.

They're doing their job.

They're keeping us safe.

Okay, we are on pins.

It is backed up, going nowhere.

963, come in please.

Can you try his bubble?

Why does he have to get the last glass out

of there?

I'm a sweetheart.

963 to base.

Do you read?

Let me know if you're getting this.

Over.

Do you have any safety protocols on this

bus?

Yep.

You got this.

You got that.

Great.

Yeah, that'll make all the difference.

What's that like?

Not where I thought I'd be at 44.

How long do you think this is gonna take?

Hard to tell.

We'd have left the school on time.

When the slow played me, it would have

taken about 10 minutes of the night.

Just go right there when we get there.

Okay, kitties.

Let's race some of these signals so the

smoke doesn't get in.

Hi, this is fireman Pam.

This is Ruby Bishop at BUSD.

I've lost all radio communication and I

have a lost bus.

It's number 963.

It's over somewhere in East Paradise.

Can you let me know if your engines see

him?

Thank you.

Okay, 963, do you read?

Kevin, can you hear me?

This is Vase.

Screw this.

No sh*t.

Let me drive.

What the hell is your problem?

You see that fire?

It's on the f*cking 4th of July,

okay?

All right, sit down if I were you,

I'm about to go hard on that bus.

Watch out, everybody!

You want to get there quicker or you want

to go by the book?

We have to be responsible.

Yep, and I think that

means getting these kids

to the parents as soon

as possible, don't you?

I'm not getting anything.

Kevin, come in, please.

Ruby, I gotta go.

I gotta get the power off.

I know, okay.

I'm getting my guys out of here.

Okay, okay, okay.

Take my keys, okay?

963, do you read?

So what about you?

You always lived here?

Yeah, born and raised.

Never was a really nice being.

And why'd you come back?

My dad died a few months ago.

Sorry.

Nah, it's fine.

We weren't close.

So you stay?

For now.

What about you?

You got family?

Yeah.

Married 19 years.

Paradise poster family, too, huh?

Yeah.

One kid.

Jake.

He's 15.

I was gonna go get him, but...

I didn't realize, right?

It's fine.

My sister will have gone for him.

His dad's out of town.

It'll be fine.

We're gonna drop the kids off and then

I'll go find him.

Alright, that's how we do it.

Kevin, if you can hear me, they are

vacuuming the whole town.

Emergency services are monitoring 15 miles

away at Chico Bear Grounds.

We're safe.

Do not drop those kids off.

Just take them and come to Chico,

okay?

Ruby, we're out of time.

We gotta go and get my guys out of here.

Okay, okay!

Ruby!

Kevin, if you can hear me, I will see you

in Chico, okay?

Be careful, basically.

Come on!

Chief, the fire is spreading fast through

East Paradise.

And it just don't work from Division

Hotel.

You've got a working fire in the Cardinal

doing the Feather River Hospital.

It's well established in the attic.

You've got about 15 to 20 patients that

are outside right now.

We're working on getting them out of

there.

Whatever you can in there and save the

hospital, we're pushing them.

Chief, air attack has grounded all

aircraft.

Now I'll get you an update as soon as I

can.

But right now, nothing goes in the air.

Where are we with the evacuation rooms?

Are the traffic moving?

You can see right now the fire is across

from Clark Road.

They're getting impacted by fire.

Pintz Road is gridlocked.

Skyway is still open.

It's moving slow.

But what about always abandoned cars?

We're having major access issues.

Are we any vehicle blocking traffic pushed

off the road?

Okay, and those are done there if you have

to.

Got it.

You can't lose those four routes out.

We're losing all this game over.

Everybody listen up.

Listen up.

This is no longer a wildland fire.

This is burning home to home.

This is a town fire.

This is a mass casualty incident.

That's what we're dealing with.

So stay on with your people.

And do the best you can.

Copy.

Where do you need to get to?

After we drop off the kids?

Magalia.

My son's up there with his grandma.

I don't want to be coming straight home.

Well, they'll get the evacuation alerts.

Won't they?

You signed up for them, right?

Aye.

No, I kept getting the notifications from

town.

I just kept putting it off.

Well, can his grandma drive?

No.

Do the drive.

I need you to drive the bus.

I've got crew traffic in the left lane.

I need you to drive the bus.

If you put on the brake, when I say come,

hit the gas.

It's easy.

Okay?

Yes, you do.

Hold the brake.

When I say come on, come on.

Okay?

Okay.

I have 22 kids on that bus.

I've got to get them to the parents,

okay?

Can you hold traffic here so we can come

through?

Sir, I've got to clear this traffic to let

the fire truck through.

The radio call f*cking back up.

Our cars are down.

They've been down for about 40 minutes or

so.

Get back in your cars.

Get back in your cars, sir.

Get back in your cars.

Go left.

I've got to get the fire truck and the bus

through first.

Go.

Go.

Go.

Go.

Go.

Minute out.

Minute out.

Minute out.

Are we ready?

Two, three, real one minute.

Nice driving.

Thanks.

Not too bad for yourself.

You could always be a traffic cop.

Think you're looking for a fresh start?

I don't see a hard pass on that.

I'll go see if anybody's there.

And then we can come back for our kids.

What's wrong with Ava?

She won't come from another scene.

She's on the floor?

Why?

What's wrong with her?

Okay.

There we go.

Yeah, here we go.

Okay.

Are you scared?

I'm scared, too.

Can I give you a hug?

We've got a school bus coming out of under

this elementary with 22 kids on it.

It's unaccounted for right now.

Get me updated on that.

We also have multiple gas stations.

We have two real-time facilities with one

in Skyway, between Pensacar and Hoffman,

and another one in Magalia.

Can you shut them down?

I'll work on it.

Pardon the evacuation problem.

Power lanes are coming down.

They cannot get across the road.

Firefighters are cutting them right now to

open it up.

But we're getting reports.

Where's PG&E?

We're getting reports of active power

lines.

PG&E?

Yep.

I thought the power was off.

It is.

Tell them what's going on.

Why is the power on?

Look, we got civilians driving across

power lines.

We got firefighters cutting lines.

I understand.

Are you still arguing?

The power was off.

Well, the automatic power is off.

We have those manual switches that have to

be done.

I don't give a sh*t.

I understand.

You know what's going on here?

Shut the f*cking power off.

Okay.

What the f*ck is wrong with you?

I got firefighters in there.

There's 30,000 people in there.

What the hell are we going to do?

The fire behind us.

We got to stay ahead of it.

Stay due southwest.

Stay clear by the sky.

That's our way out.

We stay under the fire.

We need down to Chico from there.

Um, Pence and Clark are out.

So that means Neil and Skyway.

Yeah.

Neil is the furthest away.

But maybe that's good.

Maybe there's less traffic there.

You have to take a road road to get to

Neil.

It is.

It is.

It's narrow.

The total 180-degree turns.

It's not built for a 35,000-pound bus.

We need to trap down there.

There's no way out.

I mean, that really just leaves us skyway.

It's wide, four lanes, straight.

Let's try skyway.

Skyway.

Okay.

Get them over here.

Do you... What, honey?

Our parents?

They don't know where they are.

No, honey, we don't.

Oh, we're going to find them.

We're going to find their parents,

right?

Get out.

Yeah, we're going to find them.

Yeah.

I need you to take their seats,

sweetie.

You want to sit down?

Up here?

Have a seat.

Here.

Yeah, this is fine.

What's your name?

Toby.

Parents work out of town?

My mom does.

I don't see my dad.

I'll tell you what, Toby.

I'm going to get you back to your mom.

You hear me?

I'm going to get you back to your mom.

I'm going to get you back to your son.

I'm going to get you back to mine.

That's what's going to happen.

Okay?

So, Chief, the fire is spreading through

most of Paradise, both business and

residential areas, and we're getting

reports of sniffing structure loss,

and air attack is still grounded with no

ETA.

Okay, Chief, I've checked in with

Division.

Last report of that bus was coming down

Clark Road south of Elliott.

Okay, I just got word

from Division Hotel that

Paradise Elementary

is well involved in fire.

They're not there.

Mary, do you see these cables?

Yeah.

Alright.

Come here, dog!

Oh, the road is coming down.

Oh, my God!

It's our only chance right now.

How are we going to get in?

Flip our way off.

I'm looking.

I'm looking.

I don't see anything.

There's no way out.

It's everywhere.

It's all around me.

How are we going to get out of here?

Oh, my God!

Get in!

Miss Mary?

I don't have any water left.

Are you ready?

I'm ready.

Are you ready?

I'm waiting.

Get a folder or a... We

just got out of the skyway.

This is no God.

We're going to try.

They didn't make our way out.

Can a nail fade out of the fire?

You don't have anything to ask somebody?

It's our only shot.

Mary, we really need some water.

Stay in there, sweetie boy.

You know, it's really hot.

Look at them.

The kids are not going to blast any water.

They're hot and they're thirsty.

What the hell is that?

The smoke is getting in, Kevin.

The smoke is coming in.

It's coming through the AC.

I'll turn it off.

It's going to make the heat worse,

but I don't get it.

I have to try something.

Okay, it's off.

It must be inside the smoke column.

Watch out.

Yeah, I see it.

Metal Creek Park.

There's the back exit.

What?

I worked here one summer as a kid.

It leads out to Row Road.

And then we can get over to Neil.

And then we're out.

Okay?

Yes, yes, yes.

Well, yeah, uh, just let them go for

sharing.

Please, just let them open.

What's wrong with me?

Okay, okay, phone talk, phone talk.

I'm trying to free someone.

So try to slow down your breathing.

Okay, you just need to drink some water.

Um, and everybody just look

in their backpack and make

sure you don't have, like,

a juice box or something.

We have to find water or she's gonna

stroke out.

We have to get off the bus now.

Right there, right there, are you ready?

Okay, we can't stop a lot.

I'll be two minutes.

No, no, no, no, no.

You need to stay on the bus.

The fire comes, you have to drive.

Let me go.

I can do it.

Two minutes, I'll be right back.

I can do it.

I can do it.

You just went to look for some water.

You didn't just give her a minute.

Hold on.

I'm the school director of transportation

and I just want to give you an update.

I know you all are worried, but I want you

to know first and foremost that your

children were evacuated from Ponderosa

Elementary this morning, okay?

Unfortunately, shortly after leaving the

school, the fire destroyed our radio

communications and we have not had contact

with the bus since it left Ponderosa.

You don't know where they are?

All I know is that they are probably

somewhere over in East Paradise.

East Paradise, I'm fired!

I know, but I want you to

know that both police and

fire command are looking

for them out there, okay?

They are doing their best, but you must

know that your children are on the bus

with a driver and a teacher named Mary

Ludwig.

Some of you may know Miss Ludwig,

okay?

Which driver is it?

Yes, his name is Kevin McKay.

He's a new driver to our country.

Listen.

Everybody, please.

Please, I know.

I know this is really difficult.

Kevin McKay, I can vouch for Kevin McKay,

as can all of my drivers.

And he's gonna do everything he can.

You have to trust him.

I trust him.

And right now, he is all we have got out

there, okay?

This is it.

This railroad...

fires behind us.

Okay, a couple of miles.

And this should get us out towards Neil.

Okay.

Rocks on the right.

Rocks on the right.

What's she left?

There's a drop off.

Two.

Maybe two and a half.

Chief, our fire in New Creek Canyon and

our fire in the west branch of Mergent

Paradise, it's burning

a line with the wind

burning to the southwest

portion of Paradise.

The only area that hasn't burned,

and the fire's heading in this direction,

is this area right here.

Foster Road, Road Road.

Hey, these are tight roads.

A lot of structures in there.

It's all downhill.

You've got newer spot fires being reported

down here already.

This area's gonna be fully engulfed in

fire very soon.

We have got zero resources to put down

here.

They're all engaged up here.

Whatever's down here,

they're gonna have to figure

out for themselves how

to get out of Paradise.

We've got nothing to give them.

Absolutely nothing.

Where are

they going back towards the fire?

I know.

Come around this side.

Is there a way out down there?

There's fires burning all across the

range.

People are dying down there.

Do not go that way.

I think at Trether Park, everything is

burning.

Everything!

There's no way out.

What the hell are we gonna get?

I just need to get to Neil Road.

No, you can't go to Neil Road.

It's on fire!

You don't want these kids to see what we

just saw.

Trust me.

You're not go that away.

Hey, we're gonna take our chances.

Good luck.

What do we do?

Why are we stopped?

Everyone, we just need to stay quiet and

calm, please.

And Kevin and I will figure this out.

Okay, I'm gonna go have a look.

Check this ridge.

This ridge.

Get the kids ready in case we have to do

them off the bus, okay?

Okay.

Okay.

Okay, kids, this is what I need for us to

do.

I need us to stay quiet.

I need us to stay calm.

Kevin is going to check if it's okay for

us to get off the bus.

In the meantime, I want you to grab your

backpack and make a line in the island.

Slowly, quietly, as quietly as you can,

please.

As

Soon as Kevin gets back, we're gonna file

off, okay?

We're gonna stay really close.

You're gonna find someone's hand to hold,

okay?

Stay really, really close.

Take the kids.

We're staying on the bus.

Okay, everybody, sit down, sit down.

Everybody's gonna go.

I did, honey, but we're gonna stay on the

bus.

Uh, Henry, you're gonna take a seat.

We're gonna... Kevin and I are gonna

figure out what's... what happened.

What's around?

Oh, my God.

There's nowhere to go.

What?

No.

No, no, no.

It's impossible.

It's impossible.

There's gotta be a way out.

Excuse me.

We're here.

Okay.

One row.

I just need you.

Okay, okay.

I saw it all from the ridge, okay?

The fire's on the side.

It's here.

It's here.

Here and here.

We're gonna stay here.

We gotta stay on the bus.

We gotta stay on the bus.

Stand by us.

We know.

We can go out on foot.

Those other people can go out on foot.

No.

We can try on foot.

No way.

There's two minutes out there.

There's no way.

There will last two minutes.

Wait.

We stay here?

We just...

What are you...

Are we just gonna wait?

Wait.

We've been... We've been fired.

Because you can't trust me.

It doesn't think it doesn't come.

Okay?

But I don't know.

All I do know is we were in one place when

the fire is not.

We're live right now.

And we got a little bit of time.

Stay.

It's only James.

Are you sure?

Yes.

The

fire comes, Kevin.

Just a minute.

What are we doing?

What the kids have the fire comes?

We have to stay on that bus.

Okay.

Okay?

Okay.

You're okay.

We'll stay on the bus.

We'll stay on the bus.

Barry.

I need your help.

We gotta buy some time.

I'm gonna cut my shirt.

I just want peace.

Alright.

What are you doing?

I'm gonna make some filters.

For their mouths.

Wet them with some water.

I can see what they're throwing us.

It's gonna get us to the back of the bus.

I'll wait for the air advance.

Okay?

As many advance as I can, okay?

Okay.

Chief, the water supply is failing.

We've got no pressure in the hydrants.

We are losing this thing.

Can I talk to you over here for a second?

So, we're gonna rest for a little bit.

And I want to move

you to the back of the bus

so that you're further

away from the smoke.

Honey, can we move to the back of the bus?

Alright?

That should help you keep some of the

smoke out, okay?

So, we're getting reports of people

burning to death in their cars.

And we've got hundreds of people running

for their lives on foot.

I want you to take this filter,

put it over your mouth and your nose,

and breathe, okay?

And if we don't play this right,

we're gonna wake up in the morning to

hundreds, or I don't know, even thousands

of fatalities.

Okay?

So, at this point, we can do one thing.

We can fight fire or save lives.

We are out of time.

Put your mouth and your nose and breathe.

It's gonna help with the smoke,

okay?

Yeah.

How are you doing, sweetie?

Thank you for taking care of her,

sweetie.

Okay, listen up.

Cease all firefighting.

Get with your resources inside town and

tell them to save lives wherever they can.

That's all we can do now.

Copy that, too.

The windows are so loud.

I have to run for kids.

I don't know, I feel good.

I can do it.

Rest a second, I can do it.

Okay, thank you.

The walls and the windows are really hot,

so don't touch them, okay?

I want you to come right towards the

aisle.

There we go.

Can you come and spend a bit?

The floor is really hot, too.

Let's do the...

What do you do at story time?

Let's go.

Crisscross.

Applesauce.

Say it with me.

Crisscross.

That's it, that's it, that's it.

Good, good job, buddy.

Is it nighttime?

What's that, sweetie?

Is it nighttime?

No, no, no, it's not nighttime.

It's just the smoke is in the sunshine,

okay?

Are we going to be okay?

Yeah.

We are going to be, yes we are.

The smoke is going to go away and the sun

is going to come back up, okay?

Toby, you okay?

I want my daddy.

Yeah.

Yeah, I know you do.

He knows you do, too, okay?

Listen.

He's... He's still

here and he's here.

To get to you.

He's trying his best.

Okay?

Toby, look at me.

Okay?

Okay.

How much time do we have?

Another hour, maybe.

Filters will last much longer.

Maybe we should just let them go to sleep.

It's better than if the fire goes.

No, no, no.

We can't let ourselves talk like that,

okay?

Okay.

Good afternoon.

I'm Chief Martinez.

At approximately 6.30am this morning,

a fire was reported near the Pogo Bridge,

8 miles east of Paradise.

The fire spread rapidly overwhelming our

best efforts to contain it.

And at approximately 8.30am this morning,

the fire entered the town of Paradise.

Unfortunately, moments ago, I was forced

to give the order to cease firefighting in

Paradise and focus solely on protecting

life.

Right now, there are still thousands of

residents trapped.

We're attempting to flee the fire.

And while we are doing everything we

humanly can to assist them, despite our

best efforts, this community is facing the

full force of the fire alone.

So, we ask for your patience.

And I'll hand it over to Sheriff Thomas,

who may have more information for you.

We have to get back to work.

Thank you.

I just want to add one thing.

Every year the fires get bigger,

and there's more up then.

We're being damn fools, that's the truth.

Thank you.

This is gonna sound silly to you.

But... I've only ever

left Paradise one time.

How's that?

To go to Ohio.

Two weeks.

On my friend's farm.

And one time, Stephen and I did a weekend

in San Francisco.

I thought, I bet I'd be safe here.

To stay in Paradise.

Stay with him.

Follow the rules.

And nothing back could truly happen.

Because that's no way to live a life.

Hiding the way.

That's one thing I'd change if we get out

of here.

I'll take a trip.

Take Jake to Legoland.

Or Africa, maybe, I don't know.

I would love to see all of this.

Animals.

And a watering hole.

Anything, really, just anything.

Before it's July.

Why are you laughing?

I spent my entire life trying to escape

Paradise, and now for some reason,

all I want to do is...

make it go over here.

Why did you want to leave?

You know, when I first got the call,

I was like, I'll pick up the kids.

I started to think that maybe...

maybe I can earn a second chance.

I just got the kids out safe, you know?

Something honest worked that way,

second chance.

Why do you say that?

The last time I spoke to my dad was 28

years ago.

I was 16, it was Christmas Eve.

I got into a fight, something about...

finishing what I started with,

some kind of sh*t thing.

The fight, it always was.

Anyway, he...

he came at me.

You know, like he... like he

usually had, and done so many

times before and for a

reason, and this night I snapped.

And when I was...

screaming and...

slinging, and next thing I knew,

I slammed the front door and...

cursed his name, told him, I never wanted

to see him again.

He even said it, I wish he were dead.

First it was pride, you know?

Then after a few years, my life...

and his sh*t...

turned to shame.

A few months ago, I was...

working the night shift back in Reno.

And that's when I got the call.

It was my mom, and she said, you know,

Captain, your dad's really sick.

Baby, come home.

Told all night.

It was too late.

You died that morning.

It was too late... as a son.

And I'm too late as a father.

How many times my son reached out to me?

No, no, no.

I didn't show up.

It's not too late.

It's up to you.

Fire!

Oh, sh*t.

There's fire.

Luckily... for you.

You did good.

You did really good.

Me too.

You saved me a picture of those elephants,

huh?

Your children are amazing.

They were so great.

Thank you, Captain.

Thank you, Captain.

Excuse me.

Excuse

me.

Excuse me.

Hey, boss.

It's out of maintenance.

Yeah, I'd probably have eaten a little

over top too, you know.

He's hurting you.

How are you?

You're faster, baby.

I look for your...

McKay?

Are you C-K-A-Y?

All right.

I'm gonna be the Sherry and Shawn.

They were coming for me to k*ll you.

Sir, I'm sorry.

I don't see that name.

We'll keep an eye out for them.

Thank you.

Hi.

Hey.

How'd you get out of here?

My neighbor Carl, he came and got me.

Carl got you.

And brought me you.

Yeah.

Listen to me.

Where's Shawn?

Where's Shawn, Mom?

He's the mother's mother.

He's happiest when he's with her.

He's safe.

I store the best.

Okay?

Yeah.

It is.