Watch Stunned CA Firefighters Arrive to Tackle Wildfire

This video shows a Berkeley crew's reaction when they saw the size and scope of the Tubbs Fire.
Oct. 16, 2017

The Berkeley Fire Department responded early Monday morning, heading north to Santa Rosa to help with what firefighters thought was a "large grass fire."

When a strike team made up of both Berkeley and San Francisco firefighters arrived just before sunrise, they were stunned at the scope of the massive Tubbs Fire.

This video shot by a Berkeley firefighter shows the crew's reaction when they realized just how large the destructive fire had grown overnight.

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