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Those First 24 Hours
Season 24
Episode 2
Discover the story of the first night of the wine country fires that killed more than 40 people and destroyed nearly nine thousand homes and buildings in Napa, Sonoma, Solano, Lake and Mendocino counties. Six months after the fires, follow the first responders who worked in the very first hours, before extra help arrived, and hear their chilling stories of close calls and snap decisions.
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26:46
Explore California's agricultural bounty and meet the people who make it succeed.

26:56
Explore the past and present of California’s rich agriculture.

26:10
Public-private collaborations are protecting threatened and endangered species.

28:34
Urbanization and artifact looting threaten the histories of the Koi and Habematolel Pomo.

26:46
Visit an elementary school that's growing future pilots.

56:46
Examine how fire suppression and climate change have made wildfires more severe.

26:57
Explore one of California’s most compelling Gold Rush towns.

26:46
Explore the local impact of aviation history and education.

26:50
Explore the problem of contaminated drinking water for over 1 million California residents

26:46
Meet dogs who help humans navigate the world, control anxiety, heal, and more.

26:52
Discover the archive of a Chinatown family photo studio.

26:46
Meet three resilient individuals facing vision loss.