daryl clinton (voiceover): i don't know. im and just started asking him questions. reporter (voiceover): so, daryl, why the hell are you here? daryl clinton (voiceover): oh, i'm just trying to save these structures for, uh, some friends of mine. daryl, who's strong-willed, he doesn't want to abandon the house. so he stays behind. it was close to one of the lava vents that opened up. and he was staying there to put out fires. man: when the lava came in, he would douse it with water. where darryl was-- the jet sound was just continuous. man (voiceover): you're good. you're good. you're all safe. the fissure near daryl was number 17. fissure 17 was the first one to really, really dump volumes of lava. it was very explosive in nature. it was hard for me to believe that anyone in their right mind would want to be there. man [voiceover]: you're all right. reporter (voiceover): when you hear the explosions and you're out on the lawn, what's the strategy? daryl clinton (voiceover): look up and watch them. keep your eye on them. repor