. >> reporter: eric kumble, among the many penalties awaiting a chance to return home and seeing what he can salvage, already aware there is not much left. evacuees like him filling the parking lots of centers run by the red cross, in grass valley, anxiously awaiting updates after some of the most stressful days of their lives. >> we're going to pull our bootstraps up, keep on going and rebuild. that's what you do. >> reporter: already pushing forward, eric still feels frustration. he lives close to the bear river campground, left wondering what caused this catastrophic fire. >> it's just someone -- can change someone's life that had. just got someone, a whole community, over someone's negligence. >> heather janssen reporting. for information on how you can help the victims of the dixie ú website, kpix.com. we'll have more on the northern california wildfires coming up for you at 6:00. >>> taking a live look at oakland now, where it is the last weekend of summer break for students. teachers and students are getting ready to head back to the classroom on monday, despite a rise in covid