Man reunites with lost dog during Apple Fire

A man reunites with his dog he thought had died in a California wildfire.

BATTLING FLAMES, PUTTING THEIRLIVES ON THE LINE TO SAVEOTHERS..THE LIST GOES ON.BUT ONE CALIFORNIA MAN ISTHANKING HIS LOCAL FIREDEPARTMENT... FOR REUNITING HIMWITH HIS BEST FRIEND.THIS MORNING....THE APPLE FIRE HAS NOW BURNEDMORE THAN 28,000 ACRES OUTSIDELOS ANGELES.THOUSANDS OF FIREFIGHTERSBATTLING THE BLAZE FOR FIVEDAYS NOW... TRYING TO SAVEHOMES--AND LIVES.INCLUDING GREG SKEENS'S.

GREGTOOK THESE PHOTOS AS THEWILDFIRE WAS CLOSING IN ON HISHOME.GREG SKEENS SOT: IT WAS ONE BIG,ORANGE FLAME ALL THEWAY AROUND THE HOUSE--AND ITHOUGHT WE WERE GONNA DIE.FLAMES REACHES RIGHT UP TOGREG'S DECK.FIREFIGHTERS STOOD THEIR GROUNDAS GREG WATCHED.THEY SAVED HIS HOME.BUT IN THE MIDDLE OF ALL OFTHIS.GREG'S DOG,A BLUE HEELER NAMED "BUCK",TOOK OFF INTO THE HILLS.AND GREG FEARED FOR THE WORSE.GREG SKEENS SOT: HE'S CHASING ACOYOTE THREETIMES HIS SIZEBUT THREE PAINFUL DAYS LATER..ORANGE COUNTY FIREFIGHTERSFOUND A DOG.LOST--ALONE-- BUT OK.IT WAS BUCK.NATSTHEY CARRIED HIM DOWN,GOT HIM FOOD AND WATER--AND GOT HIM INTO A SHELTER.LOCAL AUTHORITIES WORKED TO FINDBUCK'S HOME.NATSAND THIS MOMENTBUCK AND GREG REUNITED.WOMAN: IS THIS YOUR BUCKY BOY?HOW YOU DOING BUCKY BOY?GREG SKEENS: HEY BUCK, HEY BABYBUCK, SO EXCITED TO BE BACK BYGREG'S SIDE.WOMAN REUNION NATS: I THINK HEMISSED YOU.GREG NATS: IT'S OKBUCK NOW BACK ON HIS PORCHTONIGHT.AND THE ORANGE COUNTY FIREDEPARTMENT TELLING US THOSEFIREFIGHTERS WHO RESCUED HIM.ARE ALREADY BACK OUT ON THEFRONTLINES.GREG SAYS..

HE COULD NOT BE MOREGRATEFUL.LET'S BRING CHIEF METEOROLOGISTELAINA RUSK INFOR A LOOK AT YOUR EXTENDEDFORECAST...A TROUGH OFF THE COAST OFCENTRAL CALIFORNIABROUGHT GREAT WEATHER, WITH AHIGH OF JUST 89 IN BAKERSFIELDYESTERDAY!

WE HAVEN'T SEEN HIGHSIN THE 80S SINCE THE END OFJUNE.

WE'RE WARMING UP A BITTODAY, BUT STAYING BELOW