Family saves ranch of 30 years

"SOME OF THESE TREES THEY WEREGOING UP ..

WE COULDN' CONTROLIT AND WE HAD TO DECIDE WHETHERYOUWERE GOING TO STAY OF YOU WEREGOING TO RUN." THE STAGECOACHFIRE BURNED NEARLY 8-THOUSANDACRES OF LAND AND DESTROYED OVERTWO DOZEN STRUCTURESEARLIER THIS MONTH... BUT THATDIDNT STOP ONE FAMILY .

WHOFOUGHT TO PROTECT THEIR PROPERTY."WE WERE FIGHTING FIRES..

IT WASCRAZY... WE WERE FIGHTINGFIRES.."STEVEN NICKSON LIVES NEARSACRAMENTO AND HE SAYS WHEN HEHEARD A FIRE WAS HEADED TOWARDHIS FAMILY'S RANCH SOUTH OFLAKE ISABELLA -- HE GOT IN HISCAR AND STARTED DRIVING SO HECOULD HELP HIS FAMILY SAVE THEIRPROPERTY."IT WAS A PRIORITY FOR US..

ITWAS 30YEARS WORTH OF WORK ON THATPROPERTY."AS THE FLAMES GOT CLOSER -- THEYHURRIED TO FIND WHAT THEYCOULD TO STOP THE FIRE FROMGETTING CLOSER.NICKSON SAYS THEY WERE ABLE TOFIND 2-GALLON JUGS OF WATER..AND STARTED FILLING THEM UP...AND POURING IT ONTO TREESSURROUNDING THEIR PROPERTY..."WERE TRYING TO GET WATER UPINTO THEBASE OF THAT TREE..

"HE SAYS THAT HE AND HIS BROTHERIN LAW WOULD RUN ABOUT 50YARDS UPHILL TO FILL THOSE JUGSUP..

AND HE SAYS THEY DID THATFOR 10 TO 11 HOURS.."EVERYTIME WE WOULD COME DOWNTHAT HILL WE WOULD SEE ANOTHERFIRE ..

IT JUST WAS NEVERENDING."NICKSON SAYS IN THE END THEYWERE ABLE TO SAVE AROUND 7-8ACRES OF TREES NEAR THEPROPERTY.."IM NOT TALKING A LITTLE TWOFOOTFLAME..

IM TALKING 10 FOOT 12FOOT FLAMES THAT WERE GOINGBRANCH TO BRANCHTO BRANCH"HE SAYS THE PROPERTY WAS ON THEOTHER SIDE OF THE FIRELINE ..

IN A LOW PRIORITY ZONEFOR THE FIREFIGHTERS..BUT THEY STILL WOULD COME OUTAND HELP HERE AND THERE..." THEY HAVE THEIR PRIORITY'STHEYUNDERSTOOD OURS WE UNDERSTOODTHEIRS AND AT THE END OF THE DAYTHEYCAME TOGETHER WITH US"NICKSON SAID IF THERE WAS EVER ATIME THAT THE FLAMES WOULDBE BEYOND THEIR CONTROL THEYWOULD RUN UPHILL TO GETTHE FIRE TRUCK.."THEY'RE LIKE HEY WERE GONNA DOSOME PREVENTATIVE STUFF OVERHERE..

IF YOU GUYS NEEDSOMETHING WE WILLCOME OVER AND PUT IT OUT."AND NICKSON SAYS ..

WHILE HEWON'T BECOME AN ACTUALFIREFIGHTER ANYTIME SOON..

ITWAS A TEAM EFFORT ..

AND THEIRUNCLE IS FOREVER THANKFUL..

"HEPROBABLY SAID IT 10-20 TIMESTHAT"THEY'RE LIKE HEY WERE GONNA DOSOME PREVENTATIVE STUFF OVERHERE..

IF YOU GUYS NEEDSOMETHING WE WILL COME OVER ANDPUT IT OUT."UNDERSTOOD OURS WE UNDERSTOODTHEIRS AND AT THE END OF THE DAYTHEYACRES OF TREES NEAR THEPROPERTY..

"IM NOT TALKING ALITTLE TWO FOOTFLAME..

IM TALKING 10 FOOT 12FOOT FLAMES THAT WERE GOINGBRANCH TO BRANCHTO BRANCH"HE SAYS THE PROPERTY WAS ON THEOTHER SIDE OF THE FIRELINE ..

IN A LOW PRIORITY ZONEFOR THE FIREFIGHTERS..NICKSON SAID IF THERE WAS EVER ATIME THAT THE FLAMES WOULDBE BEYOND THEIR CONTROL THEYWOULD RUN UPHILL TO GETTHE FIRE TRUCK..WON'T BECOME AN ACTUALFIREFIGHTER ANYTIME SOON..

ITWAS A TEAM EFFORT ..

ANDTHEIR UNCLE IS FOREVERTHANKFUL.."HE PROBABLY SAID IT 10-20 TIMESTHATNIGHT..

I CANT THANK YOU GUYSENOUGH... YOU GUYS SAVED MYRANCH."IN BAKERSFIELD, KYLIE WALKER 23A-B-C.STAYING ON THE TOPIC OF FIRES --GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM HAS