August Complex evacuees share their experiences

Reporter Dani Masten spoke with evacuees at the Willow's evacuation point on Wednesday.

Out of their homes around three a.m.

This morning sot/didn't want to be indentified/evacuee "at five o clock, they came through with the evacuations.

You looked out there and all you saw was 180 degree of orange.

It's amazing how fast it came in."

Evacuees trying to remain positive as the august complex rages.

Sot/didn't want to be indentified/evacuee "i sort of panicked you know, but it's all materialistic stuff and replaceable.

The main thing is you have to realize the animals have to get out and just the important paperwork and that's it.

People are okay and that's what counts."

Dani stand up here at the willows memorial hall, the american red cross has set up a temporary evacuation center for those who need a place to go to sot/ nuriddin ziyadinov/ executive director for nothern california american red cross "make sure all our clients are evacuated due to august complex or other fires around western glenn county and tehama county actually do have a place to go to for the time being, especially when it is heating up like this."

People at this temporary evacuation center have access to water, snacks and an air- conditioned space i asked deputy director of emergency services for glenn county amy travis what people can expect sot/amy traivs/ deputy director of emergency services for glenn county "we will be figuring out what fire resources they are going to have on the fire and what the containment is going to look like moving forward and whether we will have additional evacuations or hopefully maybe lift some evacuations in the future and get people back home."

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