'It's aggravating': North Complex fire evacuees wait to see what remains of their communities

Doug Johnson reports

WAITING TO GET UP TO THEIRHOMES INTO THEIR PROPERTY ANDMANY ARE JUST AFRAID OF WHATTHEY MIGHT FIND.AND THE BERRY CREEK AREABUTTE COUNTY FIRE CREWS ARESTILL PUTTING OUT HOT SPOTSAND CUTTING DOWN DEAD TREESWHICH WERE BURNED IN THEBLAZE.I KNOW I KNOW MY HOME ISGONE IT BURNED DOWN.JASON HILLS HOUSE IS ONE OFMORE THAN 300 RESIDENTIALHOMES HAVE BURNED IN THE NORTHCOMPLEX FIRE.

BUT DESPITE HISLOSS HE JOINED OTHERS TO SERVEFOOD TO EVACUEES IN THELAKESIDE MARKETING GAS STATIONPARKING LOT.

IT'S KIND OFTHERAPY AWAY.YOU KNOW IT TAKES MY MINDOFF STUFF GIVEN BACK THE WAYOUT ON BEING SHOWN LOVE YOUKNOW IT'S AND PEOPLE ARESHOWING UP ON CIP AGAIN NOWSTILL A LOT OF HAZARDS IN THEAREA FALLING TREES AND DOWNEDPOWER LINES.THAT'S WHERE THE PUBLIC ISSTILL NOT ALLOWED BACK INTOTHE FIRE ZONE.VERY FRUSTRATING TO THEPOINT OF WHERE.

IT'SAGGRAVATING.MANY LIKE DAN WYLIE ARE NOWWAITING IN THIS PARKING LOTHOPING TO GET BACK TO THEPROPERTY TO SEE IF THEIR HOMESSTILL THERE.PLUS OR MINUS I WANT TOKNOW WHAT THEIR I WANT TO SEEIT IF IT'S NOT GOING TO BEFUN.

IT WILL BE BAWLING MYEYES OUT ABOUTWE'VE GOT TO DO IT WHILE HESAYS HE'S ONE OF THE LUCKYONES.

HE NOW HAS ANOTHER HOMEIN QUINCY WHERE YOU CAN STAYFOR NOW THERE'S FOOD ON THEBACKSIDE.THERE'S THE 90'S BROUGHTDONATIONS FOR HIS VERY CREEKNEIGHBORS WHO MAY BE IN MORENEED THAN HIM WOMEN'S CLOTHES.THERE'S.HE SAYS HE KNOWS AFTER THEFIRE IS OUT.

EVERYONE WILLRETURN.THERE'S A LOT OF US ALREADYTHEY'VE ALREADY BEEN TALKINGABOUT REBUILDING AND WE'REGOING TO WE'RE GOING TO DO